Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the World's most intractable conflict.

I collected some observations on 17 November (2012) in this blog post during the Operation Pillar of Defense [1], that still apply to this day. I refer to them for a zeroth-order approximation of my feelings on the subject, which occurs recurrently. The main points are:

• The "burden of proof" is on Israel, since in its own narrative, they are the civilized state, fighting terrorists. They cannot, therefore, use the same methods.

• International laws have a say on the matter, which is against Israel and in favor of Palestine.

• Victims are civilians, sacrificed from and by both sides, in the political games of evil interests that play with and manipulate homeland and international emotions.

• This is a highly polarizing issue, which breaks more than it divides people, spiraling quickly into extreme accusations and statements.

• One's attitude toward the conflict reveals much of one's deep inclinations on any ethical and moral issues, with therefore people not directly involved either preferring to avoid the issue altogether, taking a hypocritical stance, or siding with one side or the other as if personally involved.