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This is unfortunately one of the few essays that reflect what a tragedy the never ending war between Palestinians and Israelis truly is. Both sides believe their terrible actions are completely justified by the terrible actions of the other. But instead of ratcheting the violence down, as happened in Ireland, both sides keep raising the level of violence.

At the moment, Israel is far stronger militarily than the Palestinians, but with every bomb it drops on the Palestinians, Israel destroys more of what made it a unique country.

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To maintain your humanity, you need to set aside ideas of justice, what's happening is a matter of revenge. “𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴.” -𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘴

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Mar 11Liked by Steve QJ

I fear we may be too late to answer your last question. The moral high Ground is such a coveted place, and people will commit all sorts of amoral acts to lay claim to it.

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Well said.

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Hear, hear!

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Mar 4Liked by Steve QJ

Thank you for this.

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A guess here: the author of this article is another soft hands professional opinion haver who’s never served in a military ground force. His hypothetical wreaks of notional nonsense uninformed by blood, sweat and tears.

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The roots of the current global Zeitgeist can be found in the "survival of the fittest, there isn't enough to go around" ethic that was popularized by Darwin and others of his time. Standing on the premise that the "earth is the result of random events," the science of war proceeded for two hundred years with a scientific endorsement.

When people realize they are eternal beings engaged in a brief mortal experience; when they grasp the fact that they are Gods in microcosm, just like the beings that created this earth, perhaps a global awakening will be upon us.

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