Opinion

Palestine and Israel war 

By Rosi Celestino

Nov. 8, 2023

As you may or may not know there is a war going on in Israel, Between Israel and a group called “Hamas”. There has always been a small conflict between Palestine and Israel but it was never as violent as it is right now. Israel has always had a background of not liking Palestine over religious disagreement, such as Muslims vs Jews. 

The war got more violent than it was before in our current year, 2023.It broke out at Israel's music event. Where many people were enjoying their time when all of a sudden people started noticing people “falling from out the sky”. They also drove out to Israel themselves. While they were doing this many people were running and trying to find a place to hide from the people they fear. Hamas were kidnapping and taking innocent people back to Gaza. From reading articles it mainly says they were going after females and younger kids. 

Hamas were killing and slaughtering as many people as they saw. No matter who they were or how old they were , if they were seen out on the streets or outside of their homes they would kill them without questioning. There are many viral videos of these types of killing. Many people dead on the streets and everywhere around. This is very sad for Israel and palestine. 

What Hamas did that was horrible was to kill innocent people but they also decided to kidnap Americans which upset the US. The US decided to help Israel out and start bombing palestine. The US is currently destroying innocent peoples' homes just how they did. I think that this is no solution and that Palestine doesn't deserve this even if they “started” this. 

Update to what i was saying earlier, As an American I feel sorry for who we are. Although many people have many opinions on who we are, if we are good or bad. I think that what our government is doing to Palestine is absolutely horrible. They are bombing, killing, destroying everything of palestine. As of yesterday the head of Palestine posted “All of 2023/2024 education is over. All students have died” Who is okay with hearing that? Who is okay with knowing that Palestine is not in good condition from the start. Palestine did not have much money, Palestine didn't have all the things for hospitals or medicare. But who did? Israel. The United States has always supplied so much for israel. So much to the point where they have more than what we have. “From Handshake to Embrace. The US has provided over $50 billion in economic and military aid to Israel since 1949, more than to any other country.”  They have what they need to fight on their own. But no, they decided or the US decided that we were going to step in and make it worse. Palestine is in danger and is in harm and this is just sticken that our government is in on it.  

#HelpPalestine. 

This article was written by a journalism student at Waynesboro High School.