Just reading about the Hamas proposal to Israel. It doesn’t seem to be anything really new. The whole conflict there has always puzzled me a bit. I know now there is a lot of who did what to whom and feelings of wanting revenge from both sides. Did it really start over some land- really? It seems so juvenile- no different than a couple of toddlers fighting over a toy. I realize there is much more to it, so I continue to research, but will probably never be able to really understand it.
I have always been Jimmy Carter fan. He seems like the one guy in the country who actually cares. Maybe it is because he doesn’t have to get elected to anything anymore. He can actually get things done. You notice that Al Gore actually got busy (and more popular) once he took himself out of election situations. Anyway, Jimmy is catching so much slack for talking with Hamas, but it seems that if everyone refuses to talk to each other things won’t ever change. Maybe that is what some want.
Just a thought. I have no insights or solutions. I was just thinking about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT3tgx_qJi0
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yeah, i don't get the whole not talking to people thing either. like it could make things worse.
the israel/palestine deal got explained to me once. essentially, israel came in to palestine and took their houses and towns by force shortly after ww2. israel claims that the land is theirs. it's part of what god gave them, i think. the US backs israel, which is why we don't hear much about the other side. it's hard to know what's true and what's not.
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