There are valid points above and for the record I do not regard Israel as the center of all evil. However, I will not excuse their crimes. Crimes they are. Unless Amnesty International and other agencies are simply part of the conspiracy against the jews. And of course it's not about the jews because zionism does not equate to judaism. But never the less this is used time and time again to swat away the least bit of criticism of Israel. If you do not support Israel you are automatically antisemetic.
Instead of pointing out the ubsurdity of sophisticated Israeli fighter jets (Thanks America!) 'mistaking' four little boys for hardy terrorists you insinuate their mothers are somehow to blame! unbelievable!
Hamas do not get a free pass, nor do the lunatics that carry out acts of terrorism in Israel against innocent civilians. But as you well know, the timer did not start yesterday. The roots of terrorism can be easily traced as long as we are willing to do so honestly and not make our own adustments to the historical record along the way.
Sadly for it's people, Israel is the biggest threat to itself. It has become a rabid dog consumed with hate and it is biting in all directions. Vigilantism is rife and more and more people are taking the law in to their own hands. Racism seems to be encouraged, and the brainwashing begines very young right up until conscirption when you get a taste of what it's like to be represent the Israeli Offence Force.
We are on two sides of the fence and not likely to find much common ground so I will leave it at that. You can say I've been bought by propoganda but then I could say the same for you. In any case, if you live in Israel then I genuinely wish you peace and well being.
The problem with your post is that you offer no solution.
I agree that Israel is not in an ideal geographic spot in the world and this has come about because of the world powers at the time, that never had the Jewish people's best interests in mind. The Jewish people should have received a large part of Germany , or another part in Europe, as their homeland. Rather than the Jewish Ghetto that was created in the midst of the Arab states, in the hope that the Arabs would finish what the Germans and other Europeans started.
America as a supposedly "good friend", should not give jets that are useless against today's threats like terrorism and are only really given to keep its weapon industry alive. Instead it should offer an American green card to any Israeli citizen who wishes to have one. They are talking about giving 5 million Mexicans amnesty, but they can't accept a couple of millions of Jews?
Currently the US requires Israelis to obtain a visa to enter the States, if only just for tourism. That's not a true friend.
There are those in Israel too that don't want Israelis to have this option available. There are too many that prosper in the current state of affairs. The military in Israel enjoys huge amounts of money thrown at it, while the young soldiers are drafted and serve for free. Everyone that works in government has an interest to keep the simple citizen at their mercy.
It's the same with the Palestinians. An invention. People who are used by the Arabs to keep a problem alive. They are the only refugees that can pass along this status to their children and grandchildren. There are more so-called Palestinians refugees today, than they were when Israel was established. Jordan has a majority of Palestinian population and still their brothers are kept in the ghetto in Gaza.
A lot of people profit from the existence UNWRA The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees for 65+ years. As you yourself show, Amnesty International and other agencies also have an interest in keep inflaming the situation, as Islamic Radicals have fertile ground to excuse a struggle.
Again, the terrorist entity in Gaza stages and invents fatality figures, people who die from natural causes, children with cancer, are counted as war fatalities, armed combatants are counted as citizens. The four children on the beach were probably sent there on purpose. I don't think you would send your children to the beach in wartime.
Mistakes happen in wartime, but there are a lot of staged events were it was later discovered the child did not actually die. It's hard for someone who doesn't know the mindset to understand. The Palestinians are known to have sent children to throw stones and Molotov cocktails. Only recently 12 and 13 year old children stabbed civilians in Jerusalem. It's hard for people outside of the situation to accept that things that might not be acceptable to them, are acceptable to others.
Usually, when there are mixed ethnic populations with a different way of life it never works out.
Europe is slowly beginning to learn this with the Muslim population it has embraced, that simply doesn't want to align itself with the European way of life and standards.
A war breaks out and the winning side expels the losing side. It happened in Europe and now it happens in Iraq and Syria. It's not about race, it's about how someone else believes in, or thinks, something different than you.