You can’t change either

During the 1987 invasion (the uprising or the Intifada that came against Jerusalem) (and revolt toward NAKBA or catastrophe of 1948) there was a “huge crowd, which chanted ‘Arafat, Khomeini!’ and ‘Viva Palestine!’. The footage (at a time when the State of Israel was at seeming defeat by the Arab world) reverberated around the Arab world. For a moment, Iran seemed to be inaugurating a new era of anti-colonial revolution” This is the witness of the New Left Review.  And it continues, in the words of ESKANDAR SADEGHI-BOROUJERDI, “it is difficult to understand the Islamic Republic’s approach to the Israeli state and its murderous campaign in Gaza without first rewinding to this period”

This is in regards to the onslaught and bombardment of Gaza and then Iran, though they followed on the heels of attacks. This quote comes to the fore “You cannot continue to victimize someone else just because you yourself were a victim once—there has to be a limit” according to Edward Said.

The saying goes that there has been fighting in the Middle East since the dawn of time.  This is a stark reality, but it is also an orientalism (a word coined by Edward Said) to say this = a negative but typical characterization of the Arab people.

The reaction of Israel has been under dispute and has protested against by many.  The end times (for Christians) seem to be upon us. For Arabs in Iran the disgust with the taste of Israel in their mouth is heavy.   

Tensions are high everywhere.  The protests have been a fuel for conservatives. And the domino effect has been underway.  One side takes aim (metaphorically and literally) at the other and then there is retaliation. Our world is so divided. Nations and countries act like preadolescent boys on a playground arguing and fighting.  Religion is showing its adolescence contributes to hatred, evil, and selfishness, violence, and aboring behavior, acts of shame. This is quite well spelled in the book Religicide: Confronting the Roots of Anti-Religious Violence by Georgette F Bennett and Jerry White. Though, the fact is that hatred runs deeper than attempts to resolve issues peacefully and cooperatively.

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