i hate wars. i want peace. i condemn the situation in the south

hello all you peace wishers.
i have a blog in the neighboring site *mepeace*, & since much of its members are also present in this site anyhow, i thought maybe it's wiser to write here, cause this site is bigger at the moment.
so, i don't wanna blurb too much about it. you are most invited to read the beginning of this blog there at: http://www.mepeace.org/profile/adisilberberg & i will just continue now as normal, but - here.
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as a citizen in kfar-saba, israel, i am out of the firing zone for the moment. thus, i'm trying to continue my life as normal, but i must say it's hard. it's hard to do so when a wide part of your country is under attack, & you are very concern to your family & friends that are involved. it is not less hard to overlook the suffering also of the people that are not very close to you, but are in the region. & yes - i mean also the palestinians. actually - mostly the palestinians.
israel had, & still is, suffering from arabic attacks. that's true, & that's an unacceptable situation. but most of the suffering is in the palestinian side.
i blame the palestinian leadership - hamas, mainly, for the continuation of the suffering, & urge them to stop the disaster that is mostly hurting their people. missiles on civilians are a very obvious war crime. but again - even while sympathizing with my own country, i am furious with its actions. massive killing cannot be justified. it will be very hard to prove that this killing was "necessary", "pure" or "moral". i put the inverted commas , cause it seems that war can never be really necessary, pure or moral, but still - even if you decide for it, for reasons that might look persuasive, there should still be a way to save as many lives of people that are not involved in the fight directly, & i'm afraid that israel will not be able to justify at least part of its actions. & again - this part is involving hundreds of lives...:(

i find it hard to believe that this operation could not have been avoided. i also find it hard to believe that its possible benefit for israel will justify it. on the other hand - i see many lives destroyed, much more fear & hate spread, & a big dark shadow on the piece chance because of it.

hanuka is a jewish holiday in which we celebrate miracles. i think it would take a miracle to step back in the right optimistic way. even though i'm not a believer, i "pray" for that miracle. i wish so much that this operation will end asap, & that we'll come back to head towards peace (& if i can really make a wish - may it be a true & lasting peace that will arrive quick)




another word. propaganda is wide spread on both sides. i've already learn how hard it is to see through. anyhow - let us not believe our leaders when we suspect them to lead us towards darkness & in an unmoral way. let's demand peace!

p.s
i pity all the fighters that are led to take part in such unmoral actions. even if they will return undamaged physically (which i of cause hope so much - their lives are precious as well...)