While the above paragraph explains my current American dilemma, this post is about my issues with current Israel. Up to about mid 2024, I had been a long time admirer of Netanyahu. Although the angst of October 7 cannot be fully understood by those other than Israelis, I thought the destruction of Gaza was approaching domicide. Now, two years later, I'm seeing the same attitude on the West Bank.
I have been looking for an Israeli-American group that reflects my values. They all seem to be either too much on board with the current Israel administration, or too progressive for my DNA. Ironically, J-Street would now be closest to my current perception of the situation in Israel. If I was a joiner, which I have never been, that is where I would be parked.
Talk about wandering, one must wonder more and more about Trump's motives. Attacking Iran on Monday during negotiations seems to have become a Trump/Hegseth formula. Adding demands to join the Abraham Accords to the negotiation is likewise incomprehensible.
There is no mention of Gaza and the west bank, even the destruction of Iran will not settle this problem.
ReplyDeleteIsrael is going after those who want it to cease to exist, and those who would commit the most horrible of war crimes in achieving that goal. I have no problem with Israel doing that.
ReplyDeleteFor comparison, if even ONE missile were launched into the USA from Canada or Mexico, we would overwhelmingly respond. We wouldn’t allow thousands of rockets to hit our soil, nor would we wait decades to eliminate the threat.
I see no reason that Israel should be held to a different standard. We shouldn’t be asking why Israel is finally going after the problem, we should be asking why the world held them back from doing it for so long.
Ray@6:10: along with those regions, Israel will now occupy southern Lebanon
ReplyDeleteanon@7:02: Israel has never constrained itself from self-defense, nor should it. It certainly should track back any missiles to their source. Destroying and occupying villages in southern Lebanon is a unnecessary action, along with bombing Beirut.
I would suggest that one should sit in Israel for a month or so before telling others what is “unnecessary”.
DeleteUntil then, I’ll trust those on the ground there to do what they deem to be needed.
I definitely wouldn’t have the same patience if it were happening here, nor would I appreciate those living half a world away telling me what they thought was “unnecessary”.
Again, no mention of what will solve the Palestinian problem other than extermination.
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