I was an ally of the country of Israel at the start of the most recent conflict. When you see a headline and articles explaining the barbarity of the attacks, it’s easy to take a side, especially since I was (and still am, but I am learning) ignorant of the conflict. Then, as time goes on, I started to see the indiscriminate bombings.It first started with the hospital. It’s easy to claim “Hamas is hiding behind civilians”, but when I take a look at a map and understand the density of Gaza, how could they NOT hide within the urban centre? Gaza is literally all density lol. So, I started asking questions.
Then, I came across this article:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duma_arson_attack
And it opened my eyes. Such depravity. By this point, it seems some Israelis really do hate Palestinians (and this is not a blanket statement, I know a few Israelis who are very compassionate towards the Palestinian cause) At this point, my line of thinking was “both sides are reprehensible”. Which is true, Hamas is no lover. But, factor that in with the average age of a Palestinian, they were brainwashed to think a certain way. So, how can I blame them for the way they think? How could I blame a Palestinian for hating Israel when I read about the Duma Arson Attack?
And then, Israel goes into Lebanon. Fine, I think Iran plays Hezbollah as a puppet, and I’m no fan of Iran, and still am not. I still think Israel has every right to attack Iran proper back. But again, that’s now three different countries Israel has militarily fought with in the last week. Israel seems like the common denominator, no? Recent headlines say “Israel looking to create buffer zone along the edge of Lebanon”. What the ####? That’s ####ed up. It’s eerily similar to the Russian claims of a buffer zones, and I don’t stand by that, so I am a hypocrite. Israel clearly has become too emboldened. And then Insee a headline about how Israel will shoot anyone who tries to help Lebanese people trapped under the rubble. Again, so ####ed up! So, how can I be a fervor ally to Israel if I consider myself a humanist? I cannot.