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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The world needs to figure out a reasonable solution for both sides otherwise there will never be lasting peace and security for either side. Israel has the upper hand due to support from the US but[b] it is in danger of losing its soul[/b]. [/quote]

I would say this is 1000% on Israel.
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Why?[/quote]
Murdering children tends to harm the soul. And that’s what they’re doing. All on their own. [/quote]
But why put the blame entirely on Israel? Not that I want to quibble over 60-40 or 80-20 or whatever, but Gazans weren't living in rubble without water before Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.[/quote]
Huh? Why NOT put the blame ENTIRELY on the people murdering children? Israel kills an average of 28 palestinian children per day. We are approaching 20,000 dead children. You trying to justify that by a terrorist group attacking 1,200 people and saying 20,000 dead kids are equivalent is disgusting. [/quote]
First, I didn't draw any equivalency. I would love to beat all of our swords into ploughshares and live in peace. Hamas provoking Israel to war and not taking any steps to protect its civilian population (by not placing military tunnels under civilian centers or by releasing the hostages) has to put [i]some[/i] percentage of the blame on Hamas. You could say it's 95% Israel and 5% Hamas - again, I don't care to argue percentages. I just don't think it's realistic or fair to say it's all on Israel. And to bring it back to religion, since that's our forum, Judaism has a lot to say about redeeming captives. The lengths the Jewish community can/should go to rescue a person held captive by enemies is an ongoing, centuries-long debate in Jewish thought, since the time Abraham saved Lot.[/quote]

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