The article I chose to read and write about is about the dispute involving a strike on a mans house in Gava. In November there was some hostilities between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. During these a number of Palestinian civilians were killed. Among these, a mans house was hit killing his 11 month old son. The initial finding was that it was an Israeli airstrike that hit his house and killed his son. This naturally caused evenmore tension between the Israelis and the Palestinians. However, after carrying out an investigation of the incident, the UN recently disputed this idea stating that they believe that it was a misfired Palestinian missile that hit the mans house. An Israeli Military Spokesperson commented how, when the fighting first began, no one knew everything that was happening and it would have been impossible to keep track of all the fighting. Palestinians have commented that if it was indeed their missile they would openly take the blame and acknowledge it.
I chose this article because I feel it does a good job of showing why conflict is not the right answer for these two groups. It has gotten to the point where neither group is sure of what happened and if they are responsible or not. In addition it continues to claim the lives of innocent civilians (such as the 11 month old son) which just creates more strife and hard feelings. When it comes to the point when both sides can't account for their actions, it shows that violence is not the answer and will never get anything done. This article does a good job of showing this in a very personal fashion.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21749527
No comments:
Post a Comment