What We Know About the War Between Israel and Hamas (November 2, 2023)

I agree with the not having strong emotions to it because it is not that i don’t care its the fact that this present conflict is one of many genocides ive watched play out in my lifetime

I think that this is a pretty reasonable opinion and it would just depend on how the situation can relate to the person. Some people could have loved ones who are effected and thus have a good reason to care a lot about the subject, while some others do care, just to a certain extent.

I agree that the situation can be very complex and emotional. Knowing there are innocent people who are dying due to government conflict is heartbreaking. I get where you come from on not having nything to do with you so it didnt have as much of in impact – i kinda have the same feeling but for the reason that a lot of these things occur to frequently and a lot of people get used to the amount of violence that goes on in this world

I agree with this comment.When I first heard about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza , I didn’t freak out or anything .I guess sometimes people don’t really care about stuff if it’s not hitting close to home .I do think it’s sad,and I care a bit,but its not like I’m super emotional about it .It can be confusing

People tend to push off things that have nothing to do with them. Some of it may be ignorance is bliss type situation. Even when you do feel sympathy for people your ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes is hard.

I agree. My reaction to the situation may not be as strong as others not because I don’t care, but simply because it isn’t really affecting me or anyone that I know. Now, this isn’t just putting down the fact that there are people who are in need of help and I care for that, I just don’t have that strong of an opinion towards it because it has nothing to do with me, nor do I know much about the situation.

My reaction was similar to yours in a way because when i first was introduced to the devastating attacks happened I had a nonchalant attitude towards it but after doing further research It opened my eyes to the situatio

I feel that this is a very complex situation that’s very hard to come to a compromise. This has been going on for so many years though I don’t feel all the bloodshed is necessary. I feel at some point they will hopefully figure out a way to end the war

I agree with Micheal, however I feel as though people try and justify the actions of Hamas by saying this. Although I’m sympathetic for Palestine, I cannot condone killing of any kind.

Majority of the world know that Israel has conflicted history with Palestine, that is true. However, Hamas’s actions of murder and more does not justify it.

You’re right , the Israel – Palestine conflict has deep historical roots than span over a century , contributing to the complex and challenging situation we see today

Agreed, although many people are now finding out about this conflict because of the October 7th tragedy, this situation has been happening for a while so its better for people to be educated about what led up to this rather then only basing your opinion off of the October 7th event.

rightfully so that palestinians are fighting against their oppressors but they should be fighting against the Israeli government not the innocent civillians

I agree that it is important to note that this war dates far back for decades. I don’t think many people know this which is why a lot of people just assume Hamas is in the wrong.

I agree, the loss has been immense and there’s been a tragic loss on both ends. Though Palestine has gone through much more than Israel has and its very painful to watch how the people are suffering as a result of what their government did. not to take away from the pain Israel felt when they were attacked as they too did not deserve the pain they went through as a result of their government

I agree the bloodshed of both countries is appalling. Knowing that innocent children and families have died when they were so young and innocent is stomach- turning. They had nothing to do with the actions of Hamas or Israeli armies.

Agreed. i feel like people dont realize just how many HUMAN lives were lost because of the war. I understand that there are differences, but at the end of the day human lives arent just tallies that you can get rid of, at the end of the day these people have families.

agreed, i have sympathy for the tragedy and destruction of palestine and no matter what side anybodys on, one thing everyone should be able to agree on is that its upsetting seeing all the innocent lives that are being lost

I agree. I send my condolences out to any that has lost a loved one or close friend during this war. I hope peace can soon be found so no more people have to lose their lives or their homes.

I also feel sympathy for all innocent people killed and injured but I also feel as though we can’t keep being sorry or sympathizing we have to try to stop these things from happening by trying our best to support palestine

I agree. I send my condolences out to any that has lost a loved one or close friend during this war. I hope peace can soon be found so no more people have to lose their lives or their homes.

I agree with the statement of information being mistranslated because the translator may have biases on the situation themselves. If a word in a foreign language does not have an exact translation in English, the translator’s bias may come out by trying to interpret the meaning in the document they’re trying to translate.

I agree, as someone who is not educated as much as i should be on this topic i would want to continue to do more research to get a full grip on the information and things happening to help stop the amount of mistranslated information that causes more conflict

I agree, i also think that some people take sides without knowing the history and the full truth of the situation. There isn’t much we can do to impact this situation so we mind as well educate ourselves.

The accuracy of the translation process may be affected by personal biases of the translator, thus resulting in possible misinformation being conveyed. This occurs especially when there are certain words or phrases in the source language that lack direct equivalents in English, leading to the translator’s interpretation and derivation of meaning.

Agreed. Though I don’t know much about the war, I believe the only way I’m going to truly know whats going on before I start making biased comments I need to inform myself with information from both sides.

This is true. Misinformation for anyone can cause false rumors to be spread which can lead to wrong and false accuasations that could be placed on both sides

At least try to get the facts right, the conflict has been going on for more than a 100 years but Hamas was actually created in 1987 not 100 years ago. It was created due to treatment of Palestinian and Israel people taking continuing to take their strips of land, Gaza and West Bank. Now when we go back in the past to 1918, more than 100 years ago in WW1, the Ottoman Empire was defeated and British, French, Italian colonizers took full control over ruling the land of Palestine and its people. The British decided to make a Jewish national homeland in Palestine and made a declaration known as the Balfour Decision. The population in Palestine back was predominantly Christian and Muslim. In the Declaration it states the Jewish group would be the minority with political advantages and the other “non-Jewish” group identified by the British would have only civil and religious rights. Like what the h* you would agree with me that this is enough to be imperialism. And the British legacy led to a creation of an Israel state unopposed to the native majority to which Palestinians still TO THIS DAY protest about the Balfour Declaration. This is why it is better to know the history and not to avoid it.

I agree, and what makes the situation even worse is that people who aren’t educated in this topic jump to assumptions which leads to the spread of false information.

I don’t think that the fact about how long ago this happened is a factor but more so knowing both sides and factual evidence. You cannot hear one side of an argument and decide the truth

I agree with you. The attack on Israel by Hamas was very brutal. I need to be more informed about the history between Palestine and Israel before making justifications for one side. History complicates this situation, Israel has a right to defend itself but there is more to that in this case. You can’t take things at face value.

Their history is very complicated, but if you enable this mindset it makes what is happening between Israel and Hamas reasonable. Though it was a road some people took because they thought it was their way to freedom.

I definitely agree, many people also have different reasons for supporting the sides they’re on, but there are factors on each side that pushes for their position, so it’s difficult to see “who’s right” in this situation

I agree with you, most people think the attacks are unprecedented but this war has been going on for like 100 years, A lot of people who support either sides are not accepting other factors that led up to this position, but we have to consider people who are from Israel and Palestine

I understand what you are trying to say. I do agree with the fact that there should be a compromise to stop death and hearrtbreak but also palestine has the right to defend themself – could they have done it differently? maybe but i feel like war and conflict was not going to be avoided no matter what anyone tried to do

I agree , recognizing the complexity of the issue , advocating for compromise , and expressing empathy for the Palestinian side , while valuing all lives lost , highlights a thoughtful approach to the ongoing conflict.

I agree with this statement. There’s wrong to both extents and no one is more wrong than the other because the cause was wrong but the response was over doing it.

Both sides are definitely in the wrong, and both sides have their reasons why disagreements were made. The people of Palestine have been oppressed and continuously robbed of their land for over 10 decades and continuing to be displaced to this day.

When taking in all of the information, it is incredibly difficult to pick a side and even then there is a lot of misinformation and biased claims

I fullheartedly agree with this statement. Both sides should be held accountable for their actions

I agree, this issue is affecting not only the people of the war, but the worldwide. However, does that mean that the people have the right to work their way into this war and claim that they are “helping”

I agree with your statement, as the on-going battle isn’t just affecting within the two nations but worldwide as there’s outsider inhabitants from both places; living in different countries, in this moment. Supporting; protesting their beliefs and making outside governments be a part in some way by spreading this, globally. Like others stated, to me, people are being biased when it comes to choosing sides of war especially when innocent people are dying on both sides. Like Mariam typed about how others are claiming to help, Are those ‘helpers’ really helping the situation to dissolve, in favor of everyone, generally?

conflicts and arguments are happening around the world where no one is willing to listen to each other.

I agree the division of opinions will cause an outbreak between governments and civilians. There has already been an outbreak between civilians at different protests in support of either Israel or Palestinians where fights broke out and very vulgar language between protesters were used.

I agree, I think people forget that when talking about topics like this it is important to approach it with sensitivity and respect for diverse perspectives.

Definitely, we can see this happening in U.S. already. Most of the American federal government is Pro-Israel due its political ties. But a very vocal portion of the American public is Pro-Palestine. Recently, the largest protest in support of Palestine took place in Washington D.C. People are contacting their representatives and telling them to support Palestine. Many other movements like these have and will happen around the world. The tensions between governments and their civilians are rising.

The internet and the U.S’s Government and alliance has what I would say an abundant amount of Pro-Israeli supporters because of how easily influenced people can be.

i think this is true but i also think that in some cases stuff like this gets out of hand really fast, because i understand where some of these people come from, they have to know that theres only so much you can do as an outsider

Agreed, A divided opinion makes no progress. Still, the fact that there is so much division makes me question if a single opinion could be found in the first place. I personally feel as if a compromise being reached (in regards to how the US Gov. Is pro Israel but a lot of normal people are pro Palestine per say) wouldn’t be of much help either. To compromise in a situation like this, with the sheer amount of bloody history and already inflicted violence, a compromise would come at the cost of nothing really being done. As I see it, both sides are unwilling to compromise, which while not good by any means, it shows that change needs to happen and will happen regardless of whatever side does end up coming out alive. This is the start of a new era, whether we like it or not.

I honestly don’t think it will and leaders will finally realize why this would be bad for the world, but maybe I’m cutting them too much slack.

yes i agree the entire globe is closely watching the ongoing events, with numerous individuals aligning themselves with different perspectives. This divergence of opinions is likely to lead to a rift between the government and the general public.

I agree, in situations like this respect for different perspectives is important. The disagreement between the government and civilians can continue to make tensions rise. A split can be created between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine.

Agreed,its already been noticable with the government not being constantly willing to listen to civilians opinions along with spreading biased information on news outlets. An example of this can be when CNN was given a tour of Gaza with Isreali forces and forces point at a list saying it belongs to hamas when its really just a calander that lists the days of the week in arabic and CNN didnt try confirming what the forces said before airing it on live television for the public to see.

I definitely agree. Though this is going on across the globe, it feels like a lot of countries are getting pulled into it and their citizens are voicing their opinions loud about it. Of course because this is reality, everyone has different opinions so there is some uproar in that area especially between the government and citizens.

It’s hard to confirm and verify the credibility of some sources. However, I believe that it is still important to know the two sides because you don’t necessarily have to pick a side just as long as you know the context to understand arguments.

Many outlets including the news spread information, and it is hard to know what is the truth without bias. I believe individual research should be done to get both sides the bring them together to the current problem.

I could understand your reasoning for this. I think it’s always good to fact-check things and always do your research on the things we hear nowadays on the media. Especially because it may not be always in English, you could be given misinformation because you didn’t decide to double-check the translations. In this situation, there have been times when the news given out by Israel was proved to be false which could also be where trust in news could fall for many.

I see how some sources decided to be bias towards the side they support during the war.I do believe that we should only trust reliable sources that don’t sound bias.

I can say that we have talk about both right and wrong sides of the conflict but we agree that both side have done wrong to each other

one example would be the Hadids, Bella and Gigi Hadid, their family being attacked online and being sent death threats to due to them being in support of Palestine, even though they are Palestinian

Seeing the dead children and men and women without their families has definitely swayed me to Palestine.

I follow a lot of people on Instagram who are firsthand reporters stationed and trapped in Gaza. Every time I open my feed I see a dead child. The images are very hard to look at and they take a mental toll on me. They’ve had a negative effect on me.

I agree, there’s been lots of innocent death caused by the Israeli government. I’ve seen a father carrying his children in plastic grocery bags, all dismembered. I saw a release of some type of gas into a room full of civilian Palestinians- they couldn’t breathe and were all choking. Also the fact Israel has committed a good amount of war crimes without many consequence is very appalling. Why has there been no call to action?

It is important to bring up what is portrayed in the media because this is what has drawn a lot of people to be so passionate about this issue. Even people with no connection to Palestine or Israel become avid in their effort for spreading awareness when they come across scenes being brought to them by victims. It is even more important to highlight the prominence of children in the death count of people being bombed in the Gaza strip. Outsiders being able to sympathize with the death of children more than the people at fault is telling of the extents people in power will go to in order to prove a point.

Seeing little kids covered in dust and blood, separated from their parents in the news, is just really sad. It’s messed up that they have to go through all of that, and it feels like nobody’s doing enough to help them.It’s really tough seeing those images of little kids going through such scary situations. Imagine being so small and not understanding why everything around you is falling apart. It’s messed up that they’re losing their families and going through all that trauma. I wish there was more being done to protect them and find a way to make things better. It feels like their voices are being overlooked, and that’s just not right.

I agree, and for this reason, it is difficult for me to sympathize with Israel. Seeing children not even five years old being killed in these bombings with no remorse, being dehumanized, and seeing people agree that literal children should die hurts. Seeing people lose so many family members or not knowing how they will survive is horrific. People will say that both sides are suffering, but looking at the media shown by people experiencing this genocide, I cannot find that to be true.

I agree. A strong percentage of the deaths of Palestinians were women and children. It is crazy thinking about it but Israel doesn’t seem to lead up until full control no matter the lives.

I 100% agree with this. It breaks my heart to constantly see so many innocent lives being lost and especially the children. They haven’t done anything and don’t even know what is happening, but they are losing family members and are going through traumatic events because of these attacks.

I’ve seen countless videos just like the ones you saw. I really hope that those kids get the support they need. It is truly disturbing to watch.

I have not seen many photos but from watching the news it helps create an image on how bad things really are over in Israel and Palestine.

It’s definitely traumatizing and heartbreaking to see because children are involved and there’s no escaping the terror and the war.

I feel the same. One time I was at the gym and scene news outlets had pictures and videos of it. It is hard to see as you can imagine being in the position yourself and all the pain they must be facing