Who do you think is responsible for the situtation in the Middle East?
6 Answers to "Who do you think is responsible for the situtation in the Middle East?"
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The subtext of your question sounds like this is specific to the Palestinian Territories/Israel conflict. This is complicated. Horribly complicated and the history goes back to the end fo WWI (well before, really, but bear with me) and about western interventionism in the middle east.
But if we look at what's happening right now... well then who is responsible for what? Why they're fighting in the first place? Read a history book because it's a long story.
Most loss of life? Israel.
Most damage to infrastructure? Israel.
Most attempts to block a permanent, peaceful situation? Israel.
What people don't get is that Gaza is occupied territory. A hostile force controls the borders. The quality of life inside is atrocious. Extreme circumstances breeds extreme behaviour and so groups like Hamas rise up and do what they can to end the occupation. Lobbing rockets is stupid, it won't work, but they're desperate. Also, the rockets SUCK. Look up some videos of those things exploding.
Meanwhile, if one Israel dies, Israel sends in the troops and kills hundreds of civilians. Men, women, children - doesn't matter. Everyone dies. Israel have what is probably the best military in the world. They have the keys to peace. They are using their power to slaughter the people they're already oppressing.
To use a somewhat extremist metaphor, it's like pinning a puppy to the ground with your foot on its neck. And when it bites you, you kill its entire family. Hamas are no puppy, but that's the difference in power we're talking here.Like (2)
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I blame Hitler
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Lol! Ain't his fault this time.
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That's actually not correct, even before WW1 and WW2 a lot of Jews were beggining to go back to Israel.
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Religion!
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Bingo that is the correct answer, smartest thing i heard yetLike (1)
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Oh really? how would you act if Mexico or Canada had drones over you country, build huge walls around your border, kept you in like pigs, walking in your country when they please, shooting family's dead, ransacking houses, stealing land? eh, how would you react ? i would slaughter as many of them as i can, The Zionists do not belong in Israel. Israel will have its day, "you can't fool all of the people, all of the time"
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I'm just looking at the facts. Historically, Israel has always belonged to the Jews. Of course, the Jews aren't absolutely blameless but I don't think they actually want this war to keep continuing. As for the Jews doing all of the things you have suggested, the Arabs have also done these things. In fact, far worse things. Israel would completely stop all of this warfare if the Arabs (Palestinians especially) would stop targeting their country. It's the Palestinians that want to take land, not the Jews. They gave them most of the Gaza ***** a few years ago, so if anything, they have submitted land to them.
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Minorities on both sides. I bet if you put it to a popular vote, "do you want the borders to stay as they are if it means all the fighting stops for good", the majority in both countries would sign up in an instant.
The problem is brinksmanship. You can decide if YOUR side stops fighting, but you can't stop the other side from fighting without fighting back yourself. That's what all these peace treaties are supposed to do. But peace is a one day at a time thing; it's never going to be "achieved", it's just possible that it can pick up some momentum and become easier to maintain. As long as no-one attacks anyone and collapses the whole thing.Like (1)
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Hamas is a lot to blame for what is currently going on. I'm sure a lot of Islamic people do desire peace, but a lot are being manipulated by powerful leaders. There is also a tremendous amount of oppression they have to endure. Even if a group of peace-seeking Arabic people did get together, they would probably be persecuted for it by their own country. A lot of the civilians are too scared to fight for peace because it is mostly discouraged over there. As for the Israelis, I do believe they want peace. But it's not possible if your country is under attack. If Israel did submit, the Arab states would most likely take advantage and see it as an opportunity to continue their attacks. If the Arabic states submitted and called an end to the violence, Israel would probably stop their attacks. What they do is a form of self-defence, what the Arabs do is a form of antagonism.
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I don't know. Hamas do worse things, no doubt, but it seems to me that Israel as a wealthy developed nation should be held to a higher standard. The nature of their "retaliation" (didn't the current spate of violence start with their assassinating a Hamas leader?) is disproportionate, and continued despite the heavy loss of civilian life. In fact if I were going to be really cynical, the goal for both sides seems to be maximising Palestinian civilian deaths and blaming it on the other lot, hoping to discredit them.
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Posted by Redredred Nov 20th, 2012 at 8:43AM
I blame the islamic states in the region. They have historically been opposed to any progress and seem to favor the 7th century over the 21st. There were no democracies in the region before Israel was founded and as of today only Iraq has joined the list of democracies. I believe the muslim states are afraid that if their own populations see how much better Israeli democracy works, the tyrants will be overthrown so the tyrants use antisemitism to inflame their ignorant populations.
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Reply by ellaballerina Nov 20th, 2012 at 9:01AM
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