Rwandan Genocide
In the book “Left to tell: Discovering God Amidst Rwandan Holocaust”, Immaculee Ilibagiza tells how the war strengthened her relationship with God in a country, which was torn apart by Holocaust, caused by the war (Ilibagiza, and Steve Erwin 152). She attributes the cause of the war to the enmity between the Hutus and Tutsis since the latter group was more educated and successful compared to the former. The immediate cause of the war was the murder of President Juvenal Habyarimana, who was allegedly killed by the Tutsis. The Hutus believed that if they did not rise to their arms, the Tutsi would in return kill them. Further research on the history of the genocide reveals that the tension between the ethnic groups in Rwanda was not a new phenomenon. The Hutu and Tutsi had always disagreed. Their animosity and tension reached climax during the colonial period. The source of the genocide can be linked to the colonization …show more content…
Israel has conducted numerous aerial raids that have killed many children and left many others injured. The conflict between the two countries is an ancient one while the peacekeeping units have not thoroughly involved in stopping the killings. The American foreign policy does not allow it to intervene in such affairs despite their capability to stop these genocides.
The documentary features various people who are interviewed on the genocide. The most outstanding among them is General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was a former UN secretary. He gives a true picture of the genocide, which was far worse than that of Yugoslavia. Boutros-Ghali cites the leading cause of the genocide as the failure of the international bodies to show interest in stopping the war. They watched as people fought each other. Even though the Hutu and Tutsi enmity eventually led to the war, the UN Security Council is to blame for the
In the book “Left to tell: Discovering God Amidst Rwandan Holocaust”, Immaculee Ilibagiza tells how the war strengthened her relationship with God in a country, which was torn apart by Holocaust, caused by the war (Ilibagiza, and Steve Erwin 152). She attributes the cause of the war to the enmity between the Hutus and Tutsis since the latter group was more educated and successful compared to the former. The immediate cause of the war was the murder of President Juvenal Habyarimana, who was allegedly killed by the Tutsis. The Hutus believed that if they did not rise to their arms, the Tutsi would in return kill them. Further research on the history of the genocide reveals that the tension between the ethnic groups in Rwanda was not a new phenomenon. The Hutu and Tutsi had always disagreed. Their animosity and tension reached climax during the colonial period. The source of the genocide can be linked to the colonization …show more content…
Israel has conducted numerous aerial raids that have killed many children and left many others injured. The conflict between the two countries is an ancient one while the peacekeeping units have not thoroughly involved in stopping the killings. The American foreign policy does not allow it to intervene in such affairs despite their capability to stop these genocides.
The documentary features various people who are interviewed on the genocide. The most outstanding among them is General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was a former UN secretary. He gives a true picture of the genocide, which was far worse than that of Yugoslavia. Boutros-Ghali cites the leading cause of the genocide as the failure of the international bodies to show interest in stopping the war. They watched as people fought each other. Even though the Hutu and Tutsi enmity eventually led to the war, the UN Security Council is to blame for the