Palestinians are getting killed by Israel, with American purchased bombs and no regard for Palestinian lives or the truth. And it is just a rerun of a movie that we all know. Our "the two sides should stop" is the international equivalent of "hopes and prayers" to shooting victims. It is callous, unproductive and untruthful.
The latest violet death making is purely a product of Israeli arrogance and shitting on international norms. This round started because (a) of a law suit. Israel passed a law saying that Jewish people living in East Jerusalem can sue to get their land that was taken before 1948. Now remember, (one of) the biggest sticking points for peace is that Palestinians CANNOT sue to get back land that was taken after 1967. In fact, those Palestinians, the ones that had their land taken, are crammed into smaller and smaller reservations with more and more people.
The day the fighting started the Israeli courts were about to rule on whether 6 families in East Jerusalem have to give up their homes to Jewish people who had the land before 1948. But, those people aren't really the in case. Those original owners sold their rights to Israeli settlers from the West Bank. Settlers who are already violating international law and US policy in taking Palestinian Land. So they are being deliberately provocative.
The other immediate cause (b) is the Israeli's not allowing Muslims to congregate near the holy places during the prayer moth of Ramadan. Next, in the How To Vilify Humans - 101: A Playbook, the pushed out Muslims fight back against armed soldiers.
Israeli soldiers kill a few Palestinians. Palestinians fight back, and after Israeli police kill enough, Gaza militants fire (95% useless) rockets at Israeli. Israeli then bombs the entire Gaza region with fighter jets, missiles - focusing on schools, homes and news organizations all the while claiming that is where "Hamas' fighters opperate" without proof.
After 10 Israelis were killed (2 children) and 212 Palestinians were killed (including 61 children and 36 women)- the United States finally allows the Security Council to meet, still blocking a call for a cease fire. Then, and only then, we call issue our hopes and prayers' comment that "the two sides should stop".
Who benefits from this? The Israeli Prime Minister (Bibi Netanyahu) who is now more popular as he faces his 3rd or 5th corruption trial (depending on how you count).
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