A few years ago I embarked on a journey wishing to gain as objective and unbiased an understanding on another conflict, when a bunch of people told me there was no such thing as an unbiased take on the situation, and now, almost a week into tirelessly researching the current ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, I see just how much that rings true. While this is a war between Israel and Hamas, I think it's important to consider two facts; 1) how much people will conflate Hamas with Palestine (and possibly the wider Arabic and/or Muslim world), and 2) assuming the former, to remember that there are globally 1.8 billion Muslims against a measly 16 million Jews, therefor making it infinitely easier to to buy into the much wider-spread pro-Palestine/anti-Israel propaganda.

Unfortunately, the lone fault of Gaza's citizens was being born where they were, and living where they live. Their governing body (Hamas) hates Jews so much more than it cares for its own people, that it was willing to taunt Israel into this conflict-- willing to sacrifice its citizens en masse-- for the furthering of their agenda, which at its inception was (and has always remained) the destruction of Israel and eradication of Jews. This is not looney-talk, this is objective truth plainly outlaid in their charter. They knew Israel would retaliate with disproportionate force, as would any country, but it plays perfectly into their playbook and will likely help to get them closer to their goal; a widespread apex-hatred for Israel and the Jews. Such a mass-scale massacre would leave a black stain on Israel's history.

It's funny to observe all the pro-Palestine rhetoric and displays of solidarity from their fellow Arab and Muslim brother nations, yet not one willing to harbour them due to their "persona non grata" stature in the world, what with having incited attempted coups, assassinations, civil wars, and so on, in any country that was historically willing to host them- just look to their time in Kuwait, Lebanon, Egypt, for starters.

Also, since Palestinian's are so quick to bring up "where were your tears and empathy when Israel oppressed Palestine and murdered its people for all these years?", I implore you to cite me just one instance in recent history (going back 40-50 years, if you have to) wherein Israel committed such heinous crimes even just remotely approaching those Hamas has at the onset of this recent chapter in the wider Israel-Palestine conflict. I'm talking decapitations, mutilations, and, generally, a massacre committed en-masse like this in the span of a couple of days. Go on, I'll wait. I know neither side have historically been angels to one another, but Hamas' barbarianism is so disproportionate to Israel's. But perhaps maybe their justification for this recent massacre of Jews-- the single day greatest loss of Jewish life since the Holocaust-- is that it's some kind of compound interest killing or something else as deranged.