My Personal Views on the Whole Issue

Disclaimer: For all you bigots out there who do NOT tolerate opinions that they do not agree with, or who reject the fact that people can view situations differently please leave now.

I haven't blogged in a while now. But since keeping this blog fresh and updated is one of my resolutions for the big 09, this will no longer be a problem.

This is my first post regarding the attacks on Gaza. I would like to make it very clear that I am generally against war, for several reasons; Primarily because I believe war is a political game between two sides that ends up with the bloodshed of innocent civilians who at the end of the day have nothing to benefit from the whole thing.

I have several thoughts about the situation, some might be points that you agree with, whilst others might not be compatible with your insight on the whole thing. I decided that there is no reason for me to censor my thoughts and beliefs just to fit the mainstream Arabic view.

For those who are blind supporters of Hamas, you have no right to complain about the attacks and the bloodshed that's going on. Why?
Well firstly because Hamas believes that every Israeli (from their elderly to their children, passing through their men and women) should die. And if Hamas has the military strength of Israel, the death toll of Israeli civilians would easily cross the 1000 milestone. Period. But looking at it from a different perspective, Hamas labels itself as the only true resistance against the Israeli occupation. Fair enough. Hamas wants war against Israel. Fair enough. But when a group of militants decide to wage a war against a beast of a country, then the retaliation of that beast should be expected.

Again, I am not justifying the killing of children. Because I am all for peace as I stated earlier. But not to blame Hamas for those killings as well is just being naive. Because Hamas took leadership in that strip of land, and decided to wage a war. In a war, casualties are expected. IF you believe war is the only answer, then you should expect the death toll. Note the if clause here.

I also read reports of people who complain about the Arabs not rushing in and declaring war on Israel. The Arab states clearly demonstrated that they are against Hamas' tactics when it comes to Israel. The Arab states were clearly against Hamas firing those God forsaken rockets (it hurts me whenever I label those fireworks as rockets) at the face of Israel. They knew it would help no one, they gave their advice to Hamas. But Hamas continued to give Israel an excuse to attack Gaza. Who ends up losing the most? The Palestinians. Hamas has no right to label Arab leaders as traitors and foreign agents because let's face it, there is nothing we can do. Specially when it comes to Jordan. Such a small country with practically no resources of its own.

I also witnessed some of the demonstrations in Amman that aimed to focus our eyes and ears on the humanitarian crisis going on in Gaza, although at the time every TV in Jordan was switched on Al-Jazeera, watching our Palestinian brothers in the Gaza strip caught in between two vicious political enemies. But what shocked me was the fact that many demonstrators were holding pictures of Saddam Hussein, and were actually saluting the guy! How inappropriate and un-PC! Saddam Hussein has killed more Iraqis than Israel has killed Palestinians. And saluting this madman in a demonstration that was aimed to show Arabic solidarity is just a slap in the face to our Iraqi brothers.

And what cracked me up is the Sudanese president condemning the Israeli inhumane attacks on Gaza.

Now onto Israel. Albeit that Hamas is a disgusting party that I would be more than happy to see taken down, Israel has to be prosecuted for its many unnecessary massacres. Levini, Olmert and Barak should be charged as war criminals.

My 2 cents.