Is Israel defenfing itself or attacking ?
I’d like to start off with a straight answer – The country of Israel has been under massive attacks from all Arab countries, on and off, for more than 50 years, from the day it was announced in 1947, through its declaration of indepenence in 1948 – and through endless wars during its years.
For me, Israel is using its teeth to survive a harsh reality, where its people are never safe and calm. It’s no secret that in Israel, the precentage of smokers out of the entire population is among the highest in the western world. The citizens are stressed, they have to do compulsory service in the Israeli army (which is defined as defence force)… it’s an unfortunate situation for all sides, no doubt about it, but how can one expect a country to stand still and no retaliate about the Kassam rackets?
It’s a situation that lasts for the last 7 years. Some cities are under attack day and night. Children that were born into this reality suffer from vast psychological scars. Adults live in fear as well. The retaliation is against the reign of the Hamas … they claim “Hudna” – temptoary calm – but on the other hand kidnapp young soldiers like Gilad Shalit and attack Israeli cities on a daily basis.
This has come down to this situation – where if you don’t retaliate, you send out a massage to 100’s of thousands of of your population – telling them “we don’t care about you and your harsh reality”. Israeli goverment has decided to fight for them, after a long and nightmarous 7 years.
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