Thoughts on israel
THOUGHTS ON ISRAEL
There is perhaps no other country in the world with a history as chaotic and violent as Israel's. After all it happens to be the only country in the world which was drawn into a full-scale war a day after it came into existence. And the fact that it was attacked not by 1 but by 4 countries,namely Egypt,Jordan,Syria and Iraq makes its existence all the more impressive.
This country generally elicits highly polarized opinions. People either support it wholeheartedly or they hate it. There are those(Amadinejad) who want to eradicate Israel,wipe it of the map and there are those who support its right to exist. Who is right? Who is wrong?
Those who want to have Israel destroyed generally want it for religious reasons. Hamas,the largest and most influential islamic militant group in the Middle East has stated specifically in their charter that their main object is the destruction of the state of Israel.Hamas combines Palestinian nationalism with Islamic fundamentalism. Its founding charter commits the group to the destruction of Israel, the replacement of the PA with an Islamist state on the West Bank and Gaza, and to raising "the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine." Given such a fanatical desire to unite all of Palestine under the "Banner of Allah"it is only natural that they view Israel as a setback which needs to be removed. And given the fact that Hamas happens to be the most prominent branch of the Muslim Brotherhood,which happens to be fighting for power in the surrounding countries doesn't really help Israel's cause as the Muslim Brotherhood is just as bad as Hamas,if not worse.
Now,as to why Israel should exist in the first place. Well,for starters, the Jews have maintained a significant presence in the region since the 16th century. Secondly,during the second world war countries around the world refused to take in Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust. Hence a
There is perhaps no other country in the world with a history as chaotic and violent as Israel's. After all it happens to be the only country in the world which was drawn into a full-scale war a day after it came into existence. And the fact that it was attacked not by 1 but by 4 countries,namely Egypt,Jordan,Syria and Iraq makes its existence all the more impressive.
This country generally elicits highly polarized opinions. People either support it wholeheartedly or they hate it. There are those(Amadinejad) who want to eradicate Israel,wipe it of the map and there are those who support its right to exist. Who is right? Who is wrong?
Those who want to have Israel destroyed generally want it for religious reasons. Hamas,the largest and most influential islamic militant group in the Middle East has stated specifically in their charter that their main object is the destruction of the state of Israel.Hamas combines Palestinian nationalism with Islamic fundamentalism. Its founding charter commits the group to the destruction of Israel, the replacement of the PA with an Islamist state on the West Bank and Gaza, and to raising "the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine." Given such a fanatical desire to unite all of Palestine under the "Banner of Allah"it is only natural that they view Israel as a setback which needs to be removed. And given the fact that Hamas happens to be the most prominent branch of the Muslim Brotherhood,which happens to be fighting for power in the surrounding countries doesn't really help Israel's cause as the Muslim Brotherhood is just as bad as Hamas,if not worse.
Now,as to why Israel should exist in the first place. Well,for starters, the Jews have maintained a significant presence in the region since the 16th century. Secondly,during the second world war countries around the world refused to take in Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust. Hence a