War, war is stupid!

To this day, I’m still wondering why this Hamas, or the Middle East countries, are so hang up on Israel – on the very existence of its people, religion, culture and as a country in general. I really do wonder if anyone is truly informed of what is the root of all this hatred towards Israel.

If you are to go back and trace the history of how Israel came about as a country and nation, you will soon realise that all this hatred towards Israel and its people are totally misplaced. Israel is one young nation created after the 2nd World War. You do remember the Holocaust, don’t you? How the allied forces crushed the German army led by Hitler and his band of merciless officers? It was a time in world history when Europeans and Americans fought together as one army. It was sweet victory against the German oppressors.

A bit of history
The Jews settled in Palestine in the late 19th century – they were just a part of a community in a nation with Arab presence. The Jews believed Palestine to be apolitical and without any nationalist element and would therefore provide great opportunities not only for the Jews but also for the Palestinians. Indeed, many Arabs came to Palestine as a result of the economic growth as stimulated by the Jewish immigration where work opportunities, higher wages and better living conditions thrived. Somehow, the success of the Jews in an Arab dominated country became a problem. In the early 1920’s, the Jews were met with intense Arab opposition and violent attacks to the Jews and Jewish settlements became rampant. Well into the mid 1930’s, these attacks grew more organised, extreme and widespread. This prompted the British Peel Commission to recommend in 1936 the partition of Palestine into Jewish and Arab areas since Arab-Jewish co-existence was impossible and not viable. While the Jews accepted this proposal, it was rejected by the Arabs who then revolted against the British rule.

Towards the end the year 1947, the United Nations decreed to give the Jews a country they could call their very own, which we now call Israel. This move, of course was not a welcome development in the Middle East, they hated the presence and existence of Israel. The Arabs tried to thwart the establishment of the new Jewish state with violence. Armed attacks by Palestine bands and militias, they ravaged Jewish villages and civilian settlements in Palestine. This time, the new Israel launched a wave of anti-Jewish violence and retaliated at every launched attack on every Jew.

The culmination of the never-ending feud
Israel’s new neighbours were not in the least friendly, but they kept hope alive and vowed to protect their new found home. And protect it, they did. In 1956-1957, Egypt, Jordan and Syria tried to displace Israel and its people by issuing blockade of all goods to and from Israel – a feat that failed miserably, a waged war which resulted for Israel in capturing the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula. This was of course done with the help of the French and the British armies. The USA was surprised by Israel’s win over Egypt and has even pressured Israel to withdraw from the occupied Egyptian territory. Israel, henceforth declared that any atrocities directed to Israel and its people will be dealt with accordingly. This then prompted the United Nations to hold stations in the Egyptian-Israeli border to prevent any possible, or continued Egyptian blockade as well as stop imminent cross-border infiltrations on both sides. This turn of developments angered the Arab world even as they complied with an uneasy truce with Israel. Tension on this particular conflict mounted until the mid 1960’s.Fuelling the Palestine unrest and hatred towards Israel, and with the help of the Arab world, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was created in Cairo in 1964 with its main charter cause to use violence to liberate Palestine. The following year, Fatah, PLO’s main faction, began its terrorist acts against Israeli civilians and its government and installations. Sometime in February 1966, Syria stepped up its hate campaign against Israel with their “anti-Israel rhetoric and increased cross-border raids on Israel territories”. And so, the bombing back and forth continued.

Personal
Now, you tell me, who is the real underdog here? Will you not defend your very home against people who wants to destroy it? Israel has suffered enough … went through hell and back. They nourished that parcel of land now called Israel, the only home they ever knew. Make no mistake that Israel will defend its people and every square inch of their home. Why can’t some people give these Israelis who worked hard to grow as a nation some real credit? Why subject the Israelis with complaints and atrocities when they should actually be throwing tirades and criticisms to the United Nations and the United Kingdom who decreed Israel to be a sovereign state.

To those who say this is one holy war between Israel and Palestine, I’d say that’s a lot of bullshit! For a common person as I am, and not a total ignorant one at that, I’d say the root of this war boils down to greed, ego and pride.

Greed:
For not wanting to share and co-exist with a different race, culture and religion

Ego:
Unwillingness to accept someone else who may be better from a different race, culture and religion

Pride:
Irrevocable belief of supremacy over another race, culture and religion


You see, one need not pick any heroes or victims in this conflict. Just pray for it to end … soon. And if my history recollection and information is all wrong, then by all means – enlighten me!