Hamas, Islamic Jihad; The Art of Brainwashing Children, Waging War, And Never Being Held Responsible

 It is politically incorrect to treat Hamas, Islamic Jihad or any of the other organizations determined to wipe Israel off the face of the earth as responsible adults. Instead, they are pampered and treated as victims that are not responsible for any of their actions. It is based on the premise by many that Israel should not exist to begin with, therefore any act of terror and aggression against Israel is legitimate, and any response by Israel is not. 

Hamas and Islamic Jihad made the decision to shoot rockets from densely populated Gaza into densely populated Israel. They knew full well that some of the rockets would fall short and kill and wound civilians in Gaza. They knew full well that some of the rockets would not be intercepted by Israel, and that these rockets would kill and maim civilians on the Israeli side. They knew full well that Israel would respond to the rockets and that civilians in Gaza, including children, would be killed and wounded. 

Those that argue only Israel is responsible for the loss of lives in Gaza, and that hold Hamas and Islamic Jihad once again responsible for nothing, set the stage for these organizations to wage the next war that will result in more children killed and wounded. 

Hating Israel or loving Israel has to become irrelevant. Emboldening violent people and violent organizations to wage war and terror must become relevant, and seen as the evil for which it is. 

It is summer now. Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza and on the west bank are attending summer camps where they learn warfare, killing, hating Jews, hating Israel, instead of what children should be learning and doing at summer camps. 

Israeli and Arab, including the Arabs now called Palestinian, must learn to accept one another, or at least learn to live with one another without one side or the other believing war, terror and ethnic cleansing are the answer. 

It would have been better if  Jewish children and Arab children attend real summer camps together, instead of brainwashing military training camps that violate all rules about children being used and trained for war. Jewish and Arab children must learn that they live together on the same small piece of land that they must share together. They need to see each other as human beings so that there finally can be peace on that troubled land.