A letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Daily News
Israel Defends Itself
Most of us were brought up to defend ourselves when someone threatens us. Israel is no different. This mighty country is surrounded by countries wanting to wipe it off the map. This will never happen. In the Six-Day War, Israel went to war and won. They won the war and the land. To keep peace, they gave back land that was rightfully theirs. It didn’t work. They’ve been attacked by hundreds of rockets aimed at the country by militants in the Gaza Strip. Israel needs to enter Gaza and seek out the missile installations and put them out of commission. Their enemies will try to supply them with
more weapons, but in the meantime, there will be peace. And maybe, just maybe, it will stick. One can only hope.
Ron Sellz, Chatsworth, California
Let’s be clear. The fight between Arabs and Israelis is not easily resolved. Each group has valid arguments supporting their positions and objectives. The battle of Israelis goes back to the years before there was a State of Israel. This small country is only the size of New Jersey. It was created from what was a British Mandate authorized after World War 1. The Arabs hate the idea of a Jewish State that was agreed to by the United Nations.
Without going through all the wars that Israel has fought, that country is still hated by its Arab neighbors and has been confronted by terrorists who have only one objective; destroy Israel at any cost and drive its citizens into the Mediterranean Sea. Hamas leader, Khaled Meshal, who has lived in exile in Syria, said today, “Get out of our land.” Another spokesperson said Zionists cannot control even one inch of Palestinian land. The objective of Hamas is the total destruction of Israel.
My question: How can you negotiate with an enemy who retains its objective of total destruction of your country? The answer is, You can’t. The negotiated truce is just a temporary situation. Hamas still maintains its objective.
I do not see a solution to the Israel Palestinian confrontation ever!
David Bancroft
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