All that I believed and hoped for has been shattered. The cause of this was the horrific massacre of Israelis on 7th October 2023. I have always said and believed that Israel had failed to treat the occupied Palestinians fairly and plundered their lands as well as settling it with right-wing religious zealots over the years. These fanatic zealots and messianic settlers have enormous representation in the present Netanyahu extremist right-wing coalition. The violence of these right-wing fanatics also played a part in increasing the Palestinian hatred of Israel. On the other hand, Hamas-ISIS never recognised Israel's right to exist. According to them, the occupation began the day Israel was established in 1948. Hence, generations of Palestinians were brainwashed to hate Israel and Jews generally. Israel could have made a more effective effort to safeguard Palestinian human rights, which they failed to do. All of Israel's governments are to blame. Integration of education where Jews and Palestinians should have been made compulsory to attend integrated schools at an early age. This would have played a part in building a multiracial society living in peace. This was never done, and any attempt to educate the pupils not to hate was never achieved.
Unfortunately, this is the reality with all the horrors of suffering on both sides.
I cannot remain neutral when people here, who hate the present evil coalition and have helped the Palestinians, are tortured and murdered. I happen to know people whose homes have been destroyed by marauding terrorists. It could happen to us too. In this situation, I cannot remain neutral and keep to my beliefs but rather modify them to suit the situation as best I can. The IDF is protecting us, and many soldiers have lost their lives in their endeavour to protect us Israelis. Israel never realised how strong and well-armed Hamas-ISIS is. This dilemma, most of us face on the peace spectrum.
