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If you look back, Israel and Palestine have an extremely turbulent history that has caused devastation on both sides. If you were to ask if they will ever be at peace, based on the past, the answer would be no. Time and time again Israel and Palestine have gone back and forth, leaving a path of destruction and asking for other countries to help pick up the pieces.
At the Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Cairo, $5.4 billion was raised to aid in rebuilding the Gaza strip…again. Interestingly enough, no one from Israel attended. According to the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, Egyptian officials feared many Arab states would have canceled if they knew an Israeli attended. Want to know how much the U.S. pledged? $400 million by the year’s end.
The U.S. has a long-standing history of giving money to Israel, since WWII more than $121 billion has been given. Since the mid 1990s, the U.S. has given Palestine $5 billion dollars…not including the most recent pledge.
As we give them our money, what is the guarantee that what happened will not happen again next week? Next year? Many countries that participated in the conference pushed for peace talks to continue and for a long-standing peace to take place. There were some concerned that Israel and Palestine’s stand off will not last. They will then be asked again to donate money to rebuild a city that these two combatant countries destroyed.
America and various countries can plea for a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine, but if they do not want to keep it then should we continue to give them money to rebuild their cities? Will Israel and Palestine ever be able to break the cycle?
At the Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Cairo, $5.4 billion was raised to aid in rebuilding the Gaza strip…again. Interestingly enough, no one from Israel attended. According to the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, Egyptian officials feared many Arab states would have canceled if they knew an Israeli attended. Want to know how much the U.S. pledged? $400 million by the year’s end.
The U.S. has a long-standing history of giving money to Israel, since WWII more than $121 billion has been given. Since the mid 1990s, the U.S. has given Palestine $5 billion dollars…not including the most recent pledge.
As we give them our money, what is the guarantee that what happened will not happen again next week? Next year? Many countries that participated in the conference pushed for peace talks to continue and for a long-standing peace to take place. There were some concerned that Israel and Palestine’s stand off will not last. They will then be asked again to donate money to rebuild a city that these two combatant countries destroyed.
America and various countries can plea for a lasting peace between Israel and Palestine, but if they do not want to keep it then should we continue to give them money to rebuild their cities? Will Israel and Palestine ever be able to break the cycle?
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Posted 10 y ago
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I don't see Palestine getting along with Palestine. T.E. Lawrence: So long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people - greedy, barbarous, and cruel, as you are.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
I guess it all depends upon who is willing to relinquish their hatred first...
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MSG Brad Sand
CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
In truth, the Israelis have tried to work toward peace but the Palestinians have always demanded more and then started killing again? Hard to work with people when their only goal is to kill you. I do not even think they really even know why.
In truth, the Israelis have tried to work toward peace but the Palestinians have always demanded more and then started killing again? Hard to work with people when their only goal is to kill you. I do not even think they really even know why.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
MSG Brad Sand - Agreed. Epigenetically, when you don't know what you don't know and don't even know that you don't know it, one is pretty much doomed to living out one's genetic history.
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/13-grandmas-experiences-leave-epigenetic-mark-on-your-genes
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/13-grandmas-experiences-leave-epigenetic-mark-on-your-genes
Grandma's Experiences Leave Epigenetic Mark on Your Genes | DiscoverMagazine.com
Your ancestors' lousy childhoods or excellent adventures might change your personality, bequeathing anxiety or resilience by altering the epigenetic expressions of genes in the brain.
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Israel and Palestine will only learn to work together when they realize and accept that they came from the same Father. In essence when they practice Honor thy Father and stop listening to the politicians and religious leader that disobey that Commandment.
Interesting fact Obey God you have peace, obey men you have war.
Interesting fact Obey God you have peace, obey men you have war.
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My guess, not until armageddon, and then it will only be due to the fact that neither will continue to exist.
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MAJ Ken Landgren
No, Israel wont give up significant land because they want a buffer with the Palestinians. They won't open up the country due to number of Palestinians.
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In the pre WWII days the Jews and Palestinians did get along. The repatriation aided by Great Britain and following heavy handed tactics towards Palestine led to the first real tensions. The forcible removal of the residents and taking of their property to give the Jews an upper hand, supported by Western nations, lit the fuse. The events of 1947 only exacerbated the situation.
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