Confusion sets in (palestine/hammas etc)

[killa]

So, this Palestine, Israel topic at the moment. It's bothering me...
Maybe with the use of paint brush and a very simple explanation from some of you guys, ill understand it a bit better.

So a run down of what i know or rather dont...
I assumed the side with all the military might are allies of ours and we (and the US) sell them weapons etc. On the other side they are trying to keep their freedom...and using what force they have?
Can someone separate all this for me, its not that i want to know all fine details but i hate not knowing about it.

My dad would say things like, 'bloody terrorists' etc at the TV...probably directed at Hammas as they are portrayed as rebel types. Is he right to say this? Are they the scum?
When i visit my sister who has a Muslim husband, they seem to support Hammas...they are VERY anti Bush, US government etc etc. They watch Arabic news on Sky and any time Hammas were doing something with force she seemed pleased. I have no idea why, im not overly fussed really...that was until today i received an email from one of our employees who was obviously from the middle east division. It was a slideshow email of dead people from Palestine, with messeges about 'praise our martyrs' yada yada yada...it wasn't the barbaqued children it was more annoyance i didnt know if this deserved sympathy. Always two sides to a story so what are they?
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[pyx_e]

Oh My. (shortest post on this thread for a while) (til the swearing and name calling starts)
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[stinkwheel]

Two groups of people. Both have an unshakeable belief that they were given that piece of land by God to the exception of all others.

There is no way to resolve this. They have been fighting over the same area of land since Moses came out of Egypt.

Nothing we can say or do will make either side change their mind.

Attempting to broker peace in the Middle East is a total waste of time. We can do nothing more than attempt some form of damage limitation because neither side is ever likely to capitulate.
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[Ariel Badger]

The Jews from Europe invaded Palestine after WW2 and waged a war of terror against the former colonial power there (the British) culminating in terrorist attack on the King David Hotel in Jerusalem killing 91 people, most of whom were British Soldiers or locals serving with the British.
When the British withdrew from Palestine the Jews continued their war of terror against the legitimate owners of the land (The Palestinians) and drove them into exile into Jordan, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza. There are still refugee camps in these areas, Gaza itself is nothing more than a very large camp for displaced people. It is little wonder that Israel is despised in the region.
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[swampy]

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[bazza]

[killa]

Thanks guys, that put some pieces together for me.

Oh, lastly, why would my sister be supporting the moves of Hammas?
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[Itchy]

[pa_broon74]

Only thing I would add is; there have been Jews in Palestine for as long as there have been Arabs and neither can claim the moral high ground in this situation: there isn't any.


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