How many innocents must die? How many children and mothers and fathers and brothers and sisters must be killed before people have decided that they have proved their point?

After comming back from Palestine, I was aghast at all of the atrocities that the Palestinian people have to endure. People being chased down in the streets, children getting stoned and shot at on their way to school. For the past two months, Gaza has been completley closed in, isolated from the outside world with no way to keep their economy active, or even to get enough foodstuffs to sustain life. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/21/international/middleeast/21mideast.html?ex=1143608400&en=c2d93b436f2a2c8a&ei=5070&emc=eta1

As I watched Israeli soilders in disbelief, I then thought of how American soilders must be viewed by the Iraqis and other people of the middle east. A week ago was the third anniversary of the US' involvement in Iraq. Three years. And a week ago was the largest bombing run since the beginning of "Gulf War II." And five months ago was the slaughter of 15 Iraqi civilians, specifically five men, seven women, and three children. Imagine waking up from a loud explosion and then watching your grandfather, grandmother, dad, mom, and siblings getting shot point blank. Well thats what Eman saw happen the morning of nov 19th, 2005. Maybe this is just me, but a 9 year old should not have to witness that... no one should. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1174682,00.html

As I rail on these two governments and armies, let us not forgot the people on the other side... the innocent Israelis killed by suicide bombings and the american families that have lost loved ones. After reading some of these articlies, I just get so disgusted, and saddened, at all of the injustice and hate that's present in our world. A great man once said all you need is love... and to quote from various places...

You shall love your neighbour as yourself.
JUDAISM: Leviticus 19.18

Treat others as thou wouldst be treated by thyself.
SIKHISM: Adi Grandth

Desire not for anyone the things that ye would not desire for
yourselves.
BAHÁ'Í FAITH: Gleanings 66

That nature is only good when it shall not do unto another whatever is
not good for its own self.
ZOROASTRIANISM: Dadistan-i-Dinik

The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
CHRISTIANITY: Mark 12.31

Not one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he
loves for himself.
ISLAM: Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi

Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.
BUDDHISM: Udana 5.13

Regard your Neighbour's gain as your own gain and your neighbour's
loss as your own loss.
TAOISM:T'ai Shang Kan Ying P'ien

Never do to others what would pain thyself.
HINDUISM: Panchatantra 3.104

Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you.
CONFUCIANISM: Analects 15.23