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Israel-Gaza conflict isn't all black and white
by Daniel D. Snyder
Associate Editor
Op-Ed | 1/13/09
Posted online at 11:31 PM EST on 1/12/09
/ Last updated at 12:39 AM EST on 1/12/09
By sending rockets into Israel, Hamas initiated a conflict in which it can neither win nor protect its citizens. No nation on earth would stand by while its citizens were attacked from so close, and Israel is no different. Israel will continue its assault, regardless of civilian casualties, until it has achieved its goal, plain and simple. The choice lies in the hands of Hamas' leaders, who, if they cared at all for their citizens, would cease their insane military campaign against an unbeatable foe and do something useful for their people, like build a mall or some fire hydrants, anything to get a little capital flowing.
This isn't to defend Israel's extreme military overcompensation. I'm just trying to point out that this situation is a lot more complicated than people seem to think, that there's more going on than a "terrorist hunt" or a "Zionist genocide." I'm not giving up hope completely. I'm sure there is a wider spectrum of thoughts brewing in Brandeisian heads, but so far all I've seen is black and white.
This isn't to defend Israel's extreme military overcompensation. I'm just trying to point out that this situation is a lot more complicated than people seem to think, that there's more going on than a "terrorist hunt" or a "Zionist genocide." I'm not giving up hope completely. I'm sure there is a wider spectrum of thoughts brewing in Brandeisian heads, but so far all I've seen is black and white.
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keith cheveralls
posted 1/18/09 @ 5:31 PM EST
I was going to submit the following as a Letter to the Editor, but the deadline has passed:
I am writing to express my dismay at the publication of Daniel Snyder?s op-ed "Israel-Gaza conflict isn't all black and white. (Continued…)
Nathan Hakimi
posted 1/20/09 @ 4:06 PM EST
Mr. Snyder - I just read your editorial in print and I immediately came here to applaud you for it. Your thoughts are mine exactly. People have gotten very polarized about the current conflict and in "choosing a side" people often lose sight of the other side's validity. (Continued…)
Rachel Marder
posted 1/20/09 @ 7:31 PM EST
Interesting and well written, Dan! I'm glad you wrote this piece.
Zack Osheroff
posted 1/22/09 @ 12:45 AM EST
I think what irritates me the most about this article, and indeed the entire nature of the conversation in this country, is how easy Israel PR claims are accepted as truth without much review. (Continued…)
Celebrity Skin Care
posted 1/23/09 @ 4:51 PM EST
Of course it's not all black and white, that's why it hasn't been resolved!!
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