Gaza Strip's Plight
by: JordanFeRoss
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The Gaza Strip is rife with political contradiction and corruption. In retrospect, the actions of the Palestinians to retain control of Gaza have been considered by many to be outrageous and condemnable. Once the Israelis surrendered control of Gaza City, the Palestinians were divided into two major parties for the reign of Gaza- Hamas and Fateh. Will the Gaza Strip ever know peace?
The Israelis and the Palestinians do not understand that hate begets hate. Only with understanding and forgiveness will the region ever know peace. They are arguing over who owns what, when they should be helping each other live in harmony in a spirit of tolerance. Perhaps this is one area where the Palestinians and the Israelis could learn from the U.S.A. Otherwise, the Gaza Strip will never know peace.
Until the late 1940's, ethnicities and religions of all kinds lived together in peace in the Gaza Strip. Christians, Muslims and Jews were neighbors, all of whom worshipped on the same soil. After WWII, what many have referred to as "The Great War", British troops seized control of Palestine and remanded the country to the hands of the Jews as a gift. It was then to be known as the Jewish Nation. Without remorse or approval, the Jews banished many Palestinian citizens from their own homes and land. A number of them fled to nearby countries, yet many remained - to fight what they viewed as tyranny and injustice. Thus, Gaza Strip Palestinians have been a requisite ingredient to define this region.
It would seem that the Israelis and the Palestinians will never be able to get along in even a relatively peaceful manner. Once the chords of vengeance have been struck, the tunes of anguish and suffering will forever play. The Palestinians' will simply never concede that the Gaza Strip now belongs to the Israelis. Since the two sides cannot agree who owns the land, nor can they live together, what will become of the Gaza Strip if nothing is done to remedy this situation.
Do we sympathize with Gaza or become numb and immune to having any emotion towards the Gaza city citizens? The right thing to do is to impartially sympathize with Gaza with no strings attached. After all, haven't citizens of the Gaza Strip seen enough? We can all sit at home and pretend that those humans are all the way on the other side of the world and everything is ok. But, the righteous thing to do is to have some feelings towards other humans and intervene while we can to avoid any further destruction and division of that land that is holy to most of us.
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