Is War Inevitable?
Rami Chelhot
Researched position paper
Ms. Dina Bdeir
Eng 202
Tuesday 4th of January 2011
Is War Inevitable? How Does War Become Integral to Society?
We have known violence since the story of Cain killing Habile, however war came later. Is war in the nature of human beings or did it come along with evolution? Many of the ancient cultures that still live till now know no violence and no concept of warfare. War became crucial in our lives because of our ancestors and the state of development they knew. The stories and the myth of our elders influenced our vision of war. Idan Barir wrote:” I’d grown up with images of the glorious fighting of 1967 and wanted to be like those great Israeli heroes who had entered the old city of Jerusalem.” (Par.1)Moreover, the culture inherited by warfare is mostly destructive and repulsive. There is no place for an open mind you have to execute the orders or it is your life and the life of your companions that is at stake, “We were trained to believe that every Palestinian was a threat.”(Barir, par.3) Even patriotism one of the great values derived from the martial institution can be poisoned in times of war. Barir wrote:” Every morning we’d have a meeting on a big porch overlooking Tel Aviv. My commander would point out across the land trying to make us believe that this was the land we were defending.”(par.5) In that time the Israeli army where conducting raids in Jenin and were not under attack that is why there was nothing to defend! Furthermore, war creates discrimination and hatred against the rival even if the other was pacifist and had nothing to do with war he will be hated. For example Barir stated that when he was in Jenin many Israeli women were protesting for peace and commander made joke implying that it is easier to deal with Palestinian if they bother you “you can shoot them in the head.”When there is a war it is like life has no value anymore; the concepts of bravery, honor and valor that once
Researched position paper
Ms. Dina Bdeir
Eng 202
Tuesday 4th of January 2011
Is War Inevitable? How Does War Become Integral to Society?
We have known violence since the story of Cain killing Habile, however war came later. Is war in the nature of human beings or did it come along with evolution? Many of the ancient cultures that still live till now know no violence and no concept of warfare. War became crucial in our lives because of our ancestors and the state of development they knew. The stories and the myth of our elders influenced our vision of war. Idan Barir wrote:” I’d grown up with images of the glorious fighting of 1967 and wanted to be like those great Israeli heroes who had entered the old city of Jerusalem.” (Par.1)Moreover, the culture inherited by warfare is mostly destructive and repulsive. There is no place for an open mind you have to execute the orders or it is your life and the life of your companions that is at stake, “We were trained to believe that every Palestinian was a threat.”(Barir, par.3) Even patriotism one of the great values derived from the martial institution can be poisoned in times of war. Barir wrote:” Every morning we’d have a meeting on a big porch overlooking Tel Aviv. My commander would point out across the land trying to make us believe that this was the land we were defending.”(par.5) In that time the Israeli army where conducting raids in Jenin and were not under attack that is why there was nothing to defend! Furthermore, war creates discrimination and hatred against the rival even if the other was pacifist and had nothing to do with war he will be hated. For example Barir stated that when he was in Jenin many Israeli women were protesting for peace and commander made joke implying that it is easier to deal with Palestinian if they bother you “you can shoot them in the head.”When there is a war it is like life has no value anymore; the concepts of bravery, honor and valor that once