I tried to scan my message to see where I said 100% and I didn't find it. But sure enough, I did say it!
So yes, I can't take it back now, but I think the context of what I was saying still holds. I can't remember the details now, but from some of the documentaries I've seen, Palestine was carved out for these people. But over the years, Israel kept stealing land and essentially keeping Palestinians hostage.
Let me put it like this. If some deranged family keeps their kid locked in the basement for decades and somehow this kid one day escapes the abuse and torture by killing the father and mother, do we not conclude that the parents are 100% responsible? The kid may do the stabbing, but the foundation for this killing rests on the decades of abuse and torture
I'm of course not saying that those Israelis that were killed or kidnapped at the rock concert deserve their fate. But the actions of Israel over the past few decades absolutely created the environment that made this attack 100% likely. Now you have Israel starving hundreds of thousands of people, and this means they aren't making any friends.
The only solution is to create an environment where you get more pleasure from building a better life, rather than getting pleasure for retribution. Sadly, religion glorifies an afterlife, so I don't see this improving any time soon.
Noah,
We've been friendly on these boards, but I have to be as blunt as to say I think you're out of your depth here. Your source is a documentary you've seen, but can't even remember the details of? I suggest studying up more on this conflict before you speak strongly about it.
And what's up with the analogy like you're speaking to a 5 year old?
There's zero excuse for slaughtering innocent civilians in a terrorist attack like Hamas did on the 7th of October. Absolutely zero. If you show even the slightest understanding of such actions we really don't have anything to discuss.
To be clear, I'm not uncritical towards Israel by any means, but I do stand with Israel. Particularly now that the whole western world are supporting and celebrating terrorists.