Just when I thought Israel and Palestine could exist peacefully, many assassinations of public leaders and riots occurred. Most notably, the First Intifada occurred in the 1987. This event is very close to my heart, as it involved a nephew who I considered a son. Now this “Intifada” was characterized by the Palestinians rioting against Israeli soldiers and doing heinous actions, like throwing large stones at the soldiers. As I mentioned previously, the Intifada is particular sensitive for me because my nephew, Aaron, was involved in this attack. Walking down the streets of a Palestinian camp one afternoon, he was attacked by a group of Palestinian boys, and one of the boys threw a large rock at his head. He immediately fell to the ground and was luckily discovered by another Israeli soldier a few hours later. It pains me to say that the injury caused him to die in an Israeli hospital a few days later. One would think that an event like this would cause one to issue a death warrant for all Palestinians. However, I desired to do no harm to these people. If anything, I desired a two-state solution more than
Just when I thought Israel and Palestine could exist peacefully, many assassinations of public leaders and riots occurred. Most notably, the First Intifada occurred in the 1987. This event is very close to my heart, as it involved a nephew who I considered a son. Now this “Intifada” was characterized by the Palestinians rioting against Israeli soldiers and doing heinous actions, like throwing large stones at the soldiers. As I mentioned previously, the Intifada is particular sensitive for me because my nephew, Aaron, was involved in this attack. Walking down the streets of a Palestinian camp one afternoon, he was attacked by a group of Palestinian boys, and one of the boys threw a large rock at his head. He immediately fell to the ground and was luckily discovered by another Israeli soldier a few hours later. It pains me to say that the injury caused him to die in an Israeli hospital a few days later. One would think that an event like this would cause one to issue a death warrant for all Palestinians. However, I desired to do no harm to these people. If anything, I desired a two-state solution more than