A Not-So-Long-Ago Story

An invading army entered a country, killed many of its inhabitants and occupied the territory.  A small group of the people who lived in the country eventually rose up against the invaders and, using whatever means they could, fought back and drove them from their land.

This happened in the 2nd century BCE in Jerusalem when the Seleucid Empire attacked Jerusalem and occupied it as part of their country.  A small group of Israelites know as the Maccabees retaliated against them and were successful in driving them out.  This event is commemorated to this day in the festival of lights that we commonly call Hanukkah.

In 1987, after years of having their land confiscated from them by an invading force, a small group of Palestinians called themselves Hamas and began fighting back against the Israeli army.  The same geographic area and the same scenario yet the ancient fighters merit a festival while the modern fighters are branded as terrorists.

The men and women of Hamas are freedom-fighters trying to liberate their land from the hands of an invading force that would take it from them.  If someone tried to take your land, wouldn't you fight back?

It is disgraceful that in a nation that values freedom as highly as we claim to, we do not rush to the aid of the Palestinians.  Instead, our government financially supports Israel and places Palestine on a Terror Watch List.  These people are not terrorists.  They want to live in peace just as we do but Israel will not allow it.

It is long past time to end this.  Our financial support of Israel must end.  Our branding Palestinians as terrorists must end.  Our military support needs to be sent to Palestine to push Israel back behind the borders that were established in 1948.  Israel is not entitled to any land beyond those lines.

As the leader of democracy in the free world, it is our duty to protect the innocent men and women of Palestine and give them back their land.  It is our duty as peace loving Americans to help these people in their time of need.  

Anyone who does not know about this conflict and the true reasons for it, should read Arabs & Israel For Beginners by Ron David.  Also check out the website http://www.imemc.org for news on the Middle East told without the bias of American news organizations.  In other words; for the truth.