Quote Originally Posted by RVF500
Well another act of self defense (if you take the Hamas view) has been responded to with an act of self defense (from the Isreali viewpoint). The thing is it's not going to stop. It's not going to stop for the very reasons that have been argued here. The historical rights and wrongs. In this case largely since the 1940's. One side seeking to blame the other. Who wronged who first? Fac tof the matter is if that continues no one will give ground and the killing will continue well beyond the lifetime of anyone here.

If you don't believe me then have a look at the Balkans or Azerbijan and Armenia as examples. As soon as the shackles of powerful central govt were off they were at each others throats for differences that go back to the middle ages.

Instead of playing the blame game and trying to get one side or the other to accept responsibility perhaps people should try living in the here and now and realise that today both sides share responsibility for the ongoing cycle of violence and the only way to break it is to accept that and find a solution that is acceptable to the majority on both sides today. Not seeking to atone for past injustices either percieved or real. You'll never please everybody so no point in trying. But until an agreement with the stamp of authority from majorities of both sides is reached then the bodies will continue to pile up.

Very well said, it's the only way i can see that this issue will get resolved as always looking to the past will not resolve anything today.