Israel and Gaza, the Real Problem.
Israeli Ground Forces Cross Border Into Gaza Strip
Thousands of Israeli troops backed by columns of tanks and helicopter gunships launched a ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday night, with officials saying they expected a lengthy fight in the densely populated territory after eight days of punishing airstrikes failed to halt militant rocket attacks on Israel.Israeli defense officials told FOX News that an estimated 30 Hamas militants had been killed in the incursion so far, though precise numbers are hard to pin down.
Israeli leaders said the operation, known as Cast Lead, was meant to quell militant rocket and mortar fire on southern Israel.
The United Nations, meanwhile, scheduled emergency consultations Saturday night on the escalation, but the United States blocked approval of a statement calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel.
“We are not war hungry, but we shall not … allow a situation where our towns, villages and civilians are constantly targeted by Hamas,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. “It will not be easy or short, but we are determined.”
Why is Israel fighting? The reason is simple, after WW2 we placed Jews on a small piece of land and hoped savages would learn to accept it. We were wrong. We expected civilized minds to prevail, we were wrong. Arab nations proclaimed they would “Butcher the Jews and throw their bodies in the sea.” That meant every man, woman and child would be slain. They did not say; “We will destroy their armed forces” Nope they said ALL Jews.
What happened next? About 1 million Arabs from various countries got their ass kicked by an Israeli rag-tag army and the Arabs have been crying about it ever since. Lets flash forward to 2006; Hezbollah managed to survive an Israeli onslaught because of a lack of will on the part of a nutless President (Both ours and theirs) and claimed a victory among the rubble and dead bodies. The Arab media declared it a victory for Hezbollah, however few others claimed it a victory for either side.
We are almost three weeks into the I.D.F. operation to defend itself and we hear the same things. “We are living under occupation” “Israel is starving our children” and several other BULLSHIT excuses.
Pardon me while I get a little logical:
IF Palestinians wanted peace there would be peace. IF Palestinians did not elect a terrorist organization to speak for them, there may be peace. IF Palestinians would not train their children to kill Jews, ALL Jews, there may be peace. IF Palestinians would not take their orders from Iran, there may be peace. There will be no peace as long as Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas are involved. The conflict is far to profitable for Iran Saudi Arabia and Syria to have any peaceful resolution in that part of the world.
My suggestion:
Turn off the cameras, evict all news organizations from the area, and eliminate all coverage of ANYTHING Israeli or Palestinian. Let them sort it out one final time.
Go Israel; you are running out of time.
Refer to the first part of this conflict if you are confused.