Being a person born just after the WW2, I have always considered myself to have been lucky not to have experienced war first hand. While I understand the need for defence of any country at times of attack or threat, The fact that we in the the Western world, have enjoyed a relatively peaceful period, should not mean we become complacent or unguarded. However, after world war two ended and the atrocites unfolded of the Nazi Regime in Germany, The Jewish nation and the state of Israel never gave up the hunt for those who were part of the the Genocide of Jewish people. They hunted them down till everyone of them was found or proved deceased. Fast forward to todays situation in Gaza, I find it difficult to understand that a nation that suffered such persecution, during WW2, could now inflict a war of Destruction and Genocide on the nation of Palestinians, that the people of Gaza, despite its suffering and controlled exsistence already, are bearing one of the worst conflicts we have seen in modern times. Netanyahu has a lot to answer for.
Absolutely Jim, Hamas has inflicted this suffering on their own people, and there are those suffering the most, the innocents ones in all of this. Just as all German people were not bad people, so too, not all Palestinians are bad people. I believe both sides to be guilty of " War Crimes" but the shooting of people rushing for food aid, and babies dying for the lack of it, has gone far beyond any justification of this war. Respectfully JB.
Chilling up to date figures. October 7th 2023 massacre of Israili citizens, 1.139 died and 200 taken captive. July 29th 2025 Gaza citizens, 60,034 have died, and 145,870 wounded. With deepest sympathy to those on both sides of this conflict, who have lost love ones in this tragic war. Heartfelt sadness for those still suffering from this on-going situation.
It is not always easy to speak truth to power, but if there is any government on this planet that should know the core definition of a concentration camp it would be the Israeli government. You take a piece of land, destroy all of the infrastructure, build a wall/fence around it and close all the gates so nobody can get out, making it impossible for humanitarian aid agencies to function and then not allowing enough food in. It is abhorrent. The extremist right wing government of Netanyahu should be ashamed of themselves. I have absolutely nothing against Jewish people in general, but the Israeli voters that keep Netanyahu in power with his extremist cronies should likewise be ashamed, just like the sole world power that abuses its veto in the UN security council at every opportunity it gets to protect their middle east protege, not to mention their weapon deliveries. Disgusting. There is a limit to how much suffering you can still qualify as "collateral damage" when fighting a war, and Israel has passed that limit many times over and continues to do so to this day. Netanyahu and his cronies are war criminals, clear and simple.
