I don't understand the Israeli military tactics - why do the civilian casualties have to be numerous?
If such a war is supposedly 'calculated' and well-devised, why is the civilian death-toll so high?
It's easy to say "oh well Hamas hide with civilians", the same thing was said about Hezballah in 2006. I don't think these armed forces are stupid enough to engage in warfare while using civilians as a shield - because they're not gaining anything out of it. If that were really the case, they would lose the support of the masses. When the Israelis allowed the Palestinians to vote and form a cabinet, well...Hamas won by democratic elections.
Obviously, after Hamas had started becoming more powerful, Israel is hitting the panic button and simply taking drastic measures in order to maintain their balance of power over the Palestine issue.
Then you have the Arabs. Same as 2006. Yes, Saudi, UAE, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Iran......respect to all of them for helping Lebanon after the war.
Key word here.
After the war.
Why could something not be done during the fighting. So Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed cancels new year parties in Dubai as a gesture of solidarity with Gaza. Like the Gazans who are awaiting missiles to drop over their heads are realllllly going to give a rat's ass whether Dubaians are getting drunk off their asses and party on till 6.00am (which they did, by the way, minus the fire-works).
I noticed some pages earlier a fellow Saudi member taking offense to some of the "Anti-Gulf" remarks here - please let me clarify this picture. Sending aid to the victims and helping to fund investments to rebuild infrastructures are always welcome. Nobody is bitching about that.
What we're bitching about is why these Gulf leaders are not playing critical and decisive roles into the POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT regarding the Palestine/Israel issue.
I'm talking land-for-peace deals, sitting on the negotiation table, agreeing to stop settlements in return for Hamas to disarm etc.
We want a break through. Not thanks to the USA's Camp David, Spain's Madrid, Norway's Oslo etc.
Why can't the Arab states sit down and formulate a break-through agreement deal? Look what happened in the latest Arab summit, it was a f*cking joke
It really is a genocide down there in Gaza, and the whole world sits down and watches. And when all the dust is settled, watch the kind and generous Arabs provide aid....only till the next break-out of fighting.
The cycle, unfortunately, will continue like this.
R.I.P. to all the Palestinian Martyrs...