The World including myself, has allowed by action and inaction for Israel to be surrounded by enemies.
Mexico (which is the closest border to me in Dallas, Texas) is still far further away than the closest border in Israel, and the people on the other side of the Mexican border generally are kind and want to work with me versus against me, they aren’t allowing terrorist groups and militaries talking about wiping USA off the face of the map.
Proximity and accessibility factors into levels of stress and responses to stress. I desire peaceful citizens of Gaza to be protected. I do not have ideal capacity or visibility to comprehend what is going on there. If I was on the ground and saw what happened in Israel on October 7th, 2023 or I was in Gaza one month after my ability to comprehend would likely be far greater.
Hezbollah and Iran build more tanks every day. The Catholic Church was unable to prevent all the Gas Chambers and Genocide in World War 2. Inaction when children are dying from any country is likely an untenable position. Getting Israel to stop might stop a regional war – yet for how long? If Israel was to agree to a ceasefire would that not just embolden Hezbollah and other regional groups? The World wants a ceasefire, or Israel actually protected? Prolonged war is awful, Israel needs lasting sustainable Peace, is the World ready to deliver that?
If there was a ceasefire agreed to and another attack like October 7th happened a month from now, 1 year from now, 5 years from now – it could likely spiral into a more regional conflict.
I don’t have a ton of money, yet I would give everything I own today if I could be guaranteed that peace would be guaranteed for The Middle East – I want the problem fixed yet I do not have capacity to comprehend what actually will lead to change, and as far as I can tell money does not fix all problems. Everything I have made in a lifetime as far as money is concerned does not compare to the loss of one human life.
Amplifying Protection over Revenge Matters, and when I am the one wronged it is harder to see that clearly, likely applies to all that are wronged. Third parties that calm and remind in the right way, mediators, not always the most enjoyable position to be in yet also serve an important role. Making Peace requires delivering value based on less-than-ideal comprehension of data, less than ideal comprehension of wrongs and effect of wrongs – I want people to feel less pain, have greater access to peace and protection, yet feeling everyone’s pain would likely damage my brain in a way that would lead to reduced or zero value, potentially even negative value. Imagine being forced to live in all the Parent’s shoes of Everyone lost in the conflict – not just one parent, both parents, fully understanding their love for their children, then seeing them lost. One brain is not designed to feel the suffering of thousands.
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