This is really well made propaganda to portray Israelis as victims. They are not victims. The world needs to pressure Israel to end their special brand of apartheid. Some may say the Palestinians have their own state so it isn't apartheid. But they do not have a state in the normal sense of the word. For example, Israel dictates what planes and ships can land.
I personally support human rights and religious freedom.
Why can't both sides be victims?
I don't really equate Israel and Hamas (and think it's a mistake to do so), but I certainly believe there are plenty of victims on both sides of this.
"I personally support human rights and religious freedom."
Many people do, on both 'sides' of this issue. And most of them are not evil or stupid, so you should consider whether stating so really accomplishes anything.
"I'm a teen" is not quite the same as "Right now I’m living in Tel Aviv, Israel and serving in the Israeli army."
It baffles me that the world is so ignorant towards the fact that Israel has been tolerant to decades of daily attack from Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
No one protests, no one shouts, nothing. But the moment Israel decides to defend itself it becomes the target of demonizing propaganda (for example: the picture of the injured Israeli baby, with a caption that says it is a Palestinian baby injured by the IDF. Or the picture of the dead Syrian child, with the same caption).
Israeli citizens ARE victims. Who are you to say they're not? They are not the only victims - war is messy and full of mistakes, but the IDF does everything in its power to not hurt innocent Gaza civillians (phone calls, pamphlets, canceling attacks altogether, etc.)
I also find it interesting that many started calling Hamas terrorists Hamas "militants". It's like someone would start calling terrorists Al Qaeda militants and scold the U.S. for defending itself. Hamas is a terrorist organization and it always has been. Back in 2004 it even recognized itself as such.
My point is - who are you to say that Israelis are not victims? I bet you're sitting very comfortable very far away from any missiles while you type these void remarks. Israel has a right to defend itself.
Make a real peace with the Palestinians and end these horrors!
"Hamas says that if only Jews still were in Gaza, it would be able to stage peaceful protests. Without them, the only choice is violence." http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/151386
Okay, so Jews should go in now.
Something tells me the Palestinians don't have 15 seconds of air raid warnings. The missiles and strike craft probably don't give much lead time at all. Maybe a few moments of odd whirring before something randomly explodes near them, and people die.
So the Palestinian version should start on 00:02 instead of 00:15...
The joys of American-made, American-taxpayer funded advanced strike weapons.
I'm not a huge fan of foreign aid, but if you're going to give money, at least give it to a country that shares our values and has a transparent democratic process for electing government. Outside of Poland, Israel is the only country that qualifies on that list.
You're right. They have hours. Israel frequently text-messages civilians and asks them to vacate the area.
Israel attacks military targets, not civilians. Military targets aren't as mobile as civilians.
Can you provide a reference for this claim?
Palestinian medics: At least 11 civilians killed in Israeli airstrike in ... Minneapolis Star Tribune-1 hour ago At least 10 civilians killed in Israeli airstrike, Palestinian officials say Fox News-3 hours ago 5 women, 4 children killed in Gaza strike International -Ynetnews-1 hour ago