The history of the Middle East is a complex one riddled with hate, racism and religious persecution. A history that the West, particularly Britain, has not covered itself in glory. But this must rate as a new all-time low. To reduce a whole region to rubble, incessantly bomb and shoot innocent civilians, to systematically bomb hospitals and schools and then to purposely starve the terrified survivors; that by any standards is genocide. A genocide riddled by war crimes and on a par with what the Nazi’s did to the Jews.
The psychology of humans is fascinating – people who are bullied become bullies.
What Hamas did was inexcusable, barbaric, appalling, brutal terrorist thuggery. All involved need bringing to justice.
The Palestinians who support Hamas and other terrorist groups share in the blame. They support repulsive brutality.
What Israel is doing, under the leadership of the extreme right-wing leader Netanyahu and his extremist religious nutcases, is even worse. To seek retribution by blaming all the Palestinians people and deliberately destroy their homes, infrastructure and kill with impunity is horrendous. For a people who were the victims of genocidal race hatred to inflict the same on others is beyond belief.
We never learn from history.
Violence incubates hate and more violence.
End this genocide now!
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