Fools rush in...

It strikes me (funny that the article is already taking a violent turn) that the title is a double entendre: first it refers to me making a statement about the current situation in Gaza and second it refers to the Israeli assault. I am going to be as honest and upfront as possible here: I am not an expert on the conflict that has been going on since the UN partition.

Gaza is and has been under occupation for a long time now. The Israelis may not have bases inside, but they control everything (well almost everything) that goes in and out. They control the airspace and they control the maritime border. Hamas is a terrorist organization (or freedom fighters depending on which side you like to stand on). They don't do nice things and I will not say that they have done much for the Palestinian cause. However at the same time as they are in an occupied area, isn't it justified that they be allowed to fight against their oppressors. True the Palestinian people have always suffered from bad leadership, however when there have been real chances for peace, the Israelis have been the ones who have said no. Why? Because they don't want to return to the old borders. When Israel offers peace they do so on their own terms and don't offer anything valuable in exchange (which is how peace negotiations work). That the United States does not do more to tell Israel that they are in the wrong is one of the tragedies of history.

A final note: What happened to the Jews in the second world war is one of the greatest tragedies of history. However it does not justify what is happening today.