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Originally Posted by opendoor
Well a lot of them hate Israel, it's not rocket science. It's a 75-year conflict that has been a flash point for an entire region for that whole time; that's always going to get more attention. And then you have to consider the sectarian issues between Muslims, where they view things through that lens and are going to respond (or not) to sectarian violence in Muslim nations accordingly.
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Exactly. And this is why peace will never be an option. Regardless of the outcome of eradicating Hamas, the end result is more Muslims are now dead and thousands more will grow up hating Israel and the West.
I am Muslim, born here and not raised religious. I'll be honest, I don't care about Palestine or the Arab world, hell i don't really care about islamophobia as I have not experienced it. But when Israel or the U.S go to war against Muslim nations, it always feels like a personal attack even if the initial reason is to combat atrocities caused by terrorism. Conflicts like this seem to bring out feelings of being marginalized and cast a shadow over all Muslims. Muslims are clearly very tired of being at the center of so many global conflicts. Its easy to see then why Muslims all over the world are protesting and not acknowledge the act of terrorism.
Even though I know that Hamas committed an act of terrorism, its hard not to look at what's happening to the Palestinians losing their lives and feel, if Israel is so much more powerful and and so "just", then why are they holding the Palestinian people hostage in order to get their own hostages released. Then we have the media spin game. Seeing very clear biased reporting also leads to the idea in Muslim minds that the world is against them.
I'm going to go home tonight, have a crown and coke and watch hockey. But if I feel this way thousands of miles away with no connection to Palestine at all, then imagine the hatred that people in the region must really feel and will continue to feel, likely forever.