I guess, I’m not the only one, but over the last week-and-a-half I’ve hardly taken note of the news, which explains why Israel has been bombing the hell out of Gaza. I can understand Israel’s despair at continuing rocket fire from Hamas, however, bombing isn’t going to solve anything, in fact it’s only going to make matters worse, I’ll repeat Gary Hedges words.

The Israelis in Gaza, like the American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, are foolishly breeding the next generation of militants and Islamic radicals. Jihadists, enraged by the injustices done by Israel and the United States, seek to carry out reciprocal acts of savagery, even at the cost of their own lives. The violence unleashed on Palestinian children will, one day, be the violence unleashed on Israeli children. This is the tragedy of Gaza. This is the tragedy of Israel. Gary Hedges – AlterNet

How much longer can Israel treat Gaza like, some massive prison, where it executes the prisoners at will? Gaza reminds me of that sci-fi film “Escape from New York” in which Manhattan Island, New York has become a maximum security prison – Gaza, fiction brought horribly to life.