Israell: Responsibility of the Powerful

With power comes responsibility.   The power in this case is over life and death.  The ultimate power.  And Israel has it.   The people in Gaza are prisoners of Israel, and as such, Israel has a responsibility to care for their well being.

I watched on the news tonight young children holding on to their moms four days after their parents were killed by the Israel military.  And who does Israel think is responsible. Israel's official statement is that Hamas is hiding among the public.  So what.  Hamas is relatively powerless.  Their rockets don't work, they kill almost no one. They are, however, elected leaders of Gaza. 

700 people have been killed by the powerful.  UN relief efforts has been suspended after Israel killed a driver. The political pressure is growing on Israel to stop, although their military wants to destroy Hamas's ability to launch missles.  Of course, to guarantee this, Israel must continue to claim down on the blockade, keeping the Palestinians prisoners indefinitely.  So, what is the long term game plan of Israel.  It appears they do not have one.  They have created a nightmare with no end game.  It is illilogical and borders on being stupid.  No, it is stupid.  It is also inhumane for the powerful to be so calouse and stupid.

Now for the rest of the Muslims.  Saudi Arabia could end this rampage in one day.  Simple.  Shut off the pumps.  Pay the price, shut down the world, or at least, severely cripple it.  Of course, despite the fact that they hate the killing of Muslims, they don't hate it enough to act.  Yea, I understand all, or at least most, of the technical challenges.  Yes it is expensive and would require a huge sacrifice on many fronts.  And even worse, Saudi would release their real power over the world.  But, that kind of courage doesn't happen often, by anyone.

So, those with the power over Israel, the U.S. and Saudi won't act.  Israel will not accept its role as the powerful, the controller of life and death.  So, we all just sit and watch as humans kill humans and other humans provoke the powerful until they die.  It is good we are the most intelligent species on the planet.  Think how we would act if we were stupid.  My guess is not much different than we are all acting now.