Billo_Really
Litre of the Band
You can't. You can't solve a problem, any problem, until you break it down to its root causes. If you don't know how a problem came into existence, you will have little chance of finding a solution to fix it. You may fix it temporarily, but it will keep coming back because you never addressed the factors that led to the problem in the first place.No, I disagree. Whatever happened in the past, screw that.
And in this case, it's the occupation.
It is illegal to hold onto land seized in a war. Saying the Israeli's are there and you don't kick them out, is like saying it was okay for Hitler to annex Poland and that just ain't gonna happen.The Israelis are there. You don't kick them out. The peace process will only succeed with both sides agreeing to sort out their problems instead of using each other to create problems.
There is nothing to agree on and nothing to negotiate. Israel needs to get the **** off land that isn't theirs. They need to comply with international law and that's it!
If somebody robs a bank, you don't negotiate with the bank robbers and the bank to bring back a portion of the loot. You go after the bank robbers and hold them accountable for the crime they committed.
It's not an equal conflict and to talk as if it is, is just ludicrous. WTF is this shit about "...labels doesn't really matter"? These aren't labels completely detached from reality. There is a big difference between terrorism and self defense. As long as the occupation is ongoing, Israel cannot claim self defense.Terrorism or any other label doesn't really matter. The Palestinians aren't going anywhere, the govt isn't serving their people, they're trying to kill the Israelis and the Israelis are trying to kill them. The right wing's wet dream going on, both sides having reasons to attack the others and getting put in power to be strong.
And the killing is definitely not equal. In Operation Protective Edge alone, Israel killed 2600 Palestinians. In the 14 years militant groups have been firing rockets at Israeli's, only 28 have died. Since 2001. Are you trying to say that is equal?
As far as "reasons" to attack, one sides' reason is legal, the other sides' reason is not.