It's Not Right.

What's going on in Israel/Gaza right now is wrong. I think it's something that had to be done. The formation of a Palestinian state is inevitable, those who try to halt progress in that direction - be they Jew, Palestinian, or American - are not allowing themselves to see modern reality. In this new, civilized, century, "occupations" are not feasible. They're not moral and progressive societies need to get rid of them.

I understand the protesters to some degree. People do not want to be uprooted, even though they've lived in the most dangerous of situations. Many idealistic teenagers not from the settlements came to protest, fearing future attacks and probably future wars that they will have to fight due to Israel's mandatory military policy. They don't want to become like the guy to above, a soldier ordered to forcefully remove fellow Jews from their homes and synagogues.

I wish the government of Israel would have prepared better for this, perhaps asking UN Peacekeepers or American troops (we've got a lot of them nearby) to come help or take over this whole "removal" process. I feel like if we had a President who wasn't distracted with vacations and unnecessary wars, America would be there right now to do the hard, necessary, things, instead of pitting one Jew against another. That goes against the whole ideology of Israel. It's not right.