It's all very well to look at the history of the region over the past 60 years and blaming Egypt and Jordan for their part in the suffering of the Palestinians. This somehow is used to justify Israel's actions.
We have to remember that it wasn't Egyptian or Jordanian banks that flattened Gaza as their troops were withdrawing, it's not Egyptians and Jordanians that are now oppressing palestinians in Gaza, by sealing off borders, by refusing sufficient international aid, by not allowing them to travel outside Gaza to look for work.
I have spoken to Palestinians who have had their sisters raped by Israeli soldiers, had pictures taken off them afterwards and threatened to have them distributed locally unless they spy for the Israelis. I have also spoken to Palestinians who's fathers have been tortured by Israeli soldiers, these are civilians, not soldiers or 'terrorists'. We have all seen scores of children being killed and accepted as collateral damage because a leader of Hamas was attending a mosque at the time of prayer.
It's all very well saying Palestinians suffered under the hands of Egyptians and Jordanians, but in all honesty, the current anger amongst palestinians and many people, muslims and non muslims, around the world, is that Israel continue to oppress the Palestinians. It's the blasai (sp?) attitude that the Israelis have in thinking its ok to kill hundreds of civilians because they 'support' Hamas, or that murdering children is fine because they happen to be caught up in the crossfire.
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This is laughable, and reinforces my views on the blatant disregard that the israeli government has on civilians.
But Israel's deputy ambassador in London, Talya Lador-Fresher said security institutions and Hamas had been targeted and most casualties were "people in uniform, Hamas operatives that were busy trying to launch rockets and doing terror attacks against Israeli citizens". (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7802733.stm)
I am having difficulty trying to post some pics, but it wont be hard for people to have a look at some of the pictures and see how this statement is laughable.