War

Think for a moment and imagine if that happened in the United States. Israel retaliated by bombing Palestine in search of Hamas. Thousands of Palestine civilians died during these attacks. For what it’s worth, Israel informed Palestine where they were about to attack. Hamas used the Palestinians as human shields hiding in schools, hospitals and anywhere where people were. Hamas soldiers proved to be simple cowards. Hamas made it clear that they wanted to eliminate Israel and all their people from the world. This newest war has got the world involved.

I’m not Jewish or Palestinian, both sides of this war are wrong, and both are paying the price, the people of Palestine more than the people of Israel. Hamas started this war with no plans to stop until Israel no longer exists. Hamas doesn’t represent the Palestinian people. Palestinians are caught in the middle. Both sides need to sit down and solve their problems without war, the world demands it.

Protests are good, it’s good to see our young adults getting involved; but they need to protest the war without picking sides, both sides are guilty. Does that sound simplistic, sure, but these two sides are getting farther apart. For two countries that strongly believe in their religion something is really missing. The world leaders need to demand an end to this senseless war.

Robert A. Nice

Redwood City