VICE: The Israeli-Palestinian Arms Race

VICE: The Israeli-Palestinian Arms Race


part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFsQJrWwrK8

part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4z9leyXEPA

This two part documentary by VICE delves deeper into the arms race between the evicted Palestinians and the armed-to-the-teeth Israelis. They focus a majority of the documentary to demonstrating the imbalance in weaponry between the two states. Each side is in a constant state of flux between missile attacks and other acts of aggression and momentary cease-fires that usually don't last more than a few days. Each side tends to blame the other for initiating the attack, but when you see the difference in casualties it becomes hard to believe why the Palestinians would want to try to tackle such a powerful juggernaut. A good example of the imbalance between the two nations is Israel's newly implemented Iron Dome anti-missile defense system. This system covers a majority of Israel and can automatically detect and neutralize missiles in a matter of seconds. The most disturbing part of this story is how the Israelis are so comfortable and confident in their nations abilities that they often ignore sirens and other warnings as well as watch in awe while missiles sent by the Palestinians are being obliterated in mid-air.