Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Full Explanation.

[Svengoolie]

So I've been a lurker on these boards for a long time but just had to register to put in my two cents here.

The truth of the Israel Hamas conflict is a lot more simple than people make it out to be. Hamas, the terrorist group, thinks that they deserve to have the "Holy Land." They believe they are God's (Allah's) chosen people and that the Jews do not deserve to be there. They consider them occupiers, and Hamas has outright said that there will not be peace until the Jews are gone.

Whichever side you fall on, that's what's going on there. Hamas endlessly attacks them, and Israel to their credit holds back a ton. If they were the murderers people try to claim, they could destroy Gaza no problem. Instead, they hold back. They gave a warning to all Gaza citizens before the invasion began telling them to get out for their own safety. They even "knock" first by giving a warning shot before actually bombing a building, giving civilians a chance to get out. You can see that in action here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doYmYby_7mk

You can even see how precise it hits the target; the building next to it remains untouched. That is how the IDF operates. The reason that children are being killed are because Hamas sets up their rockets in schools and hospitals. They force Israel's hand so that they can then release pictures of the dead bodies to get people upset. To them, it is jihad, meaning they died in tribute to Allah. Dying for Allah is the greatest honor they have. Life does not mean to them what it does to us; if it did, they would stop the conflict!

Make no mistake. If Hamas declared peace today and stopped attacking Israel, nobody else would be killed. None. Hamas is the aggressor, while Israel is defending their people.