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Originally Posted by _Q_
In that vein, try being a 16 year old Palestinian boy living in Gaza. Perhaps a few years ago, you watched your 8 year old brother get shot while playing soccer on the beach. Or maybe your family home was bombed without warning, killing your mother, father and grandparents.
Try telling that kid that the situation is actually his fault. That the terrorist organization that promises him retribution, justice and dignity are the bad guys. Tell him that the people that killed his family, that impose blockades on him and steal land from his friends in the West Bank are the good guys and all they want is peace.
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That's why I keep saying that both sides are to blame for the situation. You try to make it into a competition who suffers more... both sides suffer it doesn't mean you get to disregard one side.
I completely understand why it's so easy for Hamas to recruit 10-15 year olds... They are easily influenced, and it's much easier to blame everything that is wrong on an enemy that simply wants to kill you, killed someone you know etc. I try to understand both sides, you try to justify one side, and that's why I am saying it's vicious cycle because it happens on both sides...
That said, there is no way that when fired upon one side would just take it. That's what I'm trying to say. You keep trying to justify violence from one side while only blaming the other. Would this whole thing have started if Hamas had not fired rockets? It keeps coming down to this...