I agree it's heart breaking. It's also very hard to know what to believe from the media - I am also skeptical of the high number of civilian casualties from the Gaza strip as we are relying on the Hamas run health ministry.
I think this conflict is a new challenge for any nation. Most civilian populations run away from incoming rockets (the Israeli's run to the shelters). Many civilian's of Gaza are encouraged (sometimes forced) to run towards to the site of an incoming rocket. How do you suggest Israel deals with this? Should they simply allow the Hamas fired rockets to keep coming?! This seems to be the only way the media will lose interest in this conflict...
One thing I can't understand is why thousands of "Pro-Palestinians" took to the streets of London this weekend in protest against Israel. Where are they when tens of thousands of fellow Muslims are being massacred in Syria or Iraq or Nigeria or anywhere else? Why is it they only seem to care when Israel is the perceived aggressor but there is total silence when far more are killed by other Muslims? I suspect neither of us will know the answer to this...it's just strange...!
I,m probably alone on this, that,s ok, it is just a mild wondering in my mind from time to time.
Declaring the state of Israel, was it wrong, premature, did anyone think it would work
Something which comes back to my thoughts often is the disagreement between Abraham and Lot.
Abraham instructed his Shepards to make sure the livestock did not graze on the neighbours pastures, to respect boundaries.
Lot told his Shepards to let them graze where they wanted.
When confronted by Abraham about this, Lot replied, "Why not, the land has been promised to us, so what difference does it make, it,s ours"
Abraham said, "No, it has been promised to us, true, but not yet."
Abraham not wanting to waste Words, gave Lot first choice,
and they parted Company
This is way out for everyone I would suspect, yet it has been my guideline for Life.