Entering Gaza

Where is this 'war' going?

Many buildings torn down,

smashed to dust and grey rubble

as the people cower, in fear

and hunger and thirst.

 

The wounded are left in pain

no analgesia available to them,

as hospitals run out of medicine

and generators grind to a halt.

 

Hundreds of thousands have fled

under the threat of bombardment,

gone to places of overcrowding

and yet more hunger and suffering.

 

Hamas struck Israel with brutality,

killed indiscriminately,

caught the defenders off-guard,

supposedly.

 

Now revenge is guaranteed

as the fire power of the State of Israel

is brought to bear and the territory is

squeezed bit by bloody bit.

 

It is hard to believe that more

is yet to come as the ground invasion

takes place in the hope of

excising the cancer of Hamas.

 

27/10/23

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I don't think most people outside the conflict realize the underlying implications. Israel didn't just wake up one day and decide to invade Gaza. Israel has suffered daily bombardment up to and including today from both Hezbollah and Hamas. It isn't a "turf" war or an attack on the Palestinian state. The Palestinians have no legal claim over any parcel of land beyond squatter's rights. But that point aside, the Palestinian people elected a terrorist organization as of 2006 as their government which denies Israel's right to exist. When someone denies your right to exist and wants every Israeli dead (that has been the cry of Hamas and Hezbollah for quite some time) there's no "bargaining" with such. It's not, if you do this or that, we can work something out. It's we want you all dead and will keep attacking you until you are. That is the Palestinian mindset. The October attack did not begin this war. This war has been ongoing for a long time. Only, this time, Israel is taking the offensive rather than the defensive position in light of the unjust slaughter perpetuated on its people. If Israel were to level every inch of Gaza and pave over it with asphalt I'd consider it perfectly justifiable considering their former longsuffering attitude towards daily attacks. But the tide has turned now. The straw that broke the proverbial camel's back came in a bale big enough to make clear the intention. So Israel is not making its intentions subtle either. They intend to completely disband and destroy Hamas. The Palestinians under their rule are only pawns to Hamas for political power. The Israelis care more about the Palestinian civilian population than the Palestinian "leaders" do. Sad but true.

[Stu. T.H.]

I'm illiterate in the arts of wars and politics but pain and sufferings as such are saddening sights.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

They are indeed, sadly driven by greed and psychopathic despots. Many thanks for reading.

[W. Barrett Munn]

Hard to understand how such hatred can be passed generation to generation like an inheritance.

Winston

[John Alexander McFadyen]

It is exactly that in some cases and I guess one can see both sides to this manufactured human catastrophe. Thanks for stopping by Winston.

[JessyJacob]

It seems a normal war, there were wars in those regions but rest of the world remained silent. The super power involved to make peace in 1995, it resulted in ISIS and alqaeda terrorists using people of poor countries such as Pakistan Afghanistan. We are in 2023, fighting for majhab/religion, looks ignorance, yoga globalization didn’t make them awake, what difference it makes when you follow a set of principles. Alcoholic drinks seen from birth in my family not a new to recognize whether he is drunk or sober. Last name I made husband’s name as first name. Not to create clashes stopping pronouncing my LN my heart my space❤️. Have a good time with progeny to your roots.

I know her what she wants mom is right, they occupy and they never give your roots.

She didn’t trust saccha Hindu how come she will allow Messaiah into their rooms.

I just say listen to your heart ❤️, not anyone.

-Jessy ❤️.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I really do not see it as war. war is when two nations go against one another. Here a powerful nation is attacking one which is largely defenseless. Many thanks for reading and caring.

[JessyJacob]

Your point is correct. When you love someone you know how to care that person I learnt from you. Love is not just sharing bed or happiness but also the problems he is facing. Time may not be with us now it will definitely be one day. I do miss my man and his warm
Hug and the family which I wasn’t to be part of. His caring eyes are always watching me from the poerwful negativity protecting me. He is with me and I am with him, ❤️.

[JessyJacob]

Was *. Typo.

[JessyJacob]

Hi John, you are talking about 2000, if you say occupied of already existing love, then roots will be uprooted that they lose their mere presence too, just be careful of thinking even. G Bush, yes I agree, if one person is culprit you can’t defame whole country. That’s why I say good ways and evil means which identifies the people or a person. Bill C and G Bush both are Asmaan and dharthi ki difference both hail from same country. Gandhi and Godse born in same country. Sanjay and Rahul both born to Same mother. I know Vietnamese are not scary or what you say buzdil, they just don’t wanted the person, it all depends on what the heart wants when and what time. Hope this comes up as a lesson learned to everyone pyar kiya tho Jab dar na kya. Non violence is powerful weapon than saying or doing something. This is what I am doing now.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanks for reading Jessy.

[JessyJacob]

Sure, John a loving heart ❤️ will be loved and taken care of. Innocent people are always under eyes of God’s protection don’t worry about war.

[Matthew Kult]

Great write and read.

With love,

Matthew

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Matthew.

[FGFRANKLIN]

It's hard to separate an enemy from a people and land they occupy and use as civilian shields and hiding holes. Terrorists are nothing new. There were over 200,000 global terrorist attacks between 1970 and 2020. But with the rise and advent of ISIS and other Islamic Jihad groups a new era in the war on terrorism is being entered. We do not fight an easily distinguishable enemy but an extremist ideology bent on the destruction of others and global domination through intimidation. These terrorist organizations do not want peace. They want the complete destruction and annihilation of Israel and western culture, not just from the middle east but from the earth. It's defined in their creed as their sole purpose for existence.

[Sami Khalil]

I feel you are misguided, misinformed and even ignorant on the Middle East, groups, religion and so forth.
Let me start by saying Israel( Israhell) wrote the book on genocide and terrorism. Just read what they did to those nations in Cannan after they left Egypt; they even boast about it and name them. Only an evil God can choose an evil people, to slaughter, maim, steal lands, kill them all, take the virgins to themselves. Your religion picked up the slack since Constantine, till the crusaders, the inquisition, dark ages, the mass killings between Christians, India, Africa, Middle East till the establishment of Israel. Read on the Hagaddah and their mass killings of innocent Palestinians, stealing their land( Palestinians never left, the Jews left 2000 years ago as your God predicted in 70 AD. Read about the derogatory names they call your God slash Messiah). By the way , read about calling you Goyyams. You are supporting a terrorist nation established by a die- hard zionist who was an atheist by the way, but was nationalistic , racist Jew. By the way, you goyyams support a people that reject, don't believe, curse your God, Messiah.
At least Muslims revere Jesus and his mother Mary, and are waiting on his second coming to fight the anti Christ. Read on that. Ask Muslims if you know any. Go to the mosque and ask to get hands on knowledge.
Back to the Palestinians, they were oblivious to the plans of the zionists.; they were hospitable to them after Hitler massacred 6 million of them. Long story, but read about how many villages, towns they wiped out , kicked out over 700000 Palestinian in 1948, who ended up refugees in other countries.
That is the modern root of the issues.
Now, let me go back to the American history. After killing directly or indirectly millions of Native tribes( I wonder if your ancestors learned from the terrorist Hebrews), they took a whole race as slaves( because of the curse of Ham and believing of the evangelicals that the black man has no soul. Then let us not go to the mass genocide, terrorism US unleashed on Vietnam( by the way the Vietnamese were smart to make tunnels to use in the war, drive their enemies crazy, not because they are not courageous). Till Iraq war by the terrorist George Bush Jr. for oil and gas, control of the Middle East.
Now,you mentioned Isis and others. Although I do not support any, check who created Alquaeda in Afghanistan during the Soviet Union. It was the CIA with the support of Ronald Reagan. Then, look into who created Isis to fight Al Asad and take over Syria, then they spilled to Iraq to kill the Shiites, the Kurds, the Tazidis. It was the US and the CIA.
In other words, you created terrorist groups to get your objectives in different countries.
Judge not lest be judged.
You are neither an angel nor your Zionists, evangelicals.
Now, to Iran. Iran had a democratically elected prime Minister in the 50's. CIA overturned his government, appointed a hated dictator Shah, who oppressed, traumatized his people, and that gave rise to theocracy after toppling him. CIA recently acknowledged what we knew for the longest. That started the hatred towards The US and its double standard, hypocritical policies.
Read on all of that. Just Google every claim you made.
Last thought, if it is ok or just for a people that were not wanted for 2000 years in Europe, to come back and claim a land, then the Natives have the right to get you all out.
You live in a stolen land and you know it, supporting a people who stole the land by force from the Palestinians. An oppressors supporting each other.
By the way, Arabs, Muslims, even Christian Arabs do not want to adopt a decadent culture, don't believe in adopting alcoholism, drug addiction, sexual immorality, gambling and so forth. Just diffetence in perspective on life, family, morality, culture.
Long subject.

[Sami Khalil]

John 8-44
Revelations 2-9
Revelations 3-9

[Sami Khalil]

Read on William Herchel, the Atheist, who established zionism.

[Sami Khalil]

George Bush Jr. killed 120000 innocent Iraqi men, women and children over personal vendetta, oil and gas,not his lies and deceptions over false intelligence.
He is playing golf in TX while all those never got any justice. He should be in the Hague, like Milosovic, that evil Christian Serbian, who massacred untold number of Muslims.

[Sami Khalil]

Another fact FYI
Sorry to report to you
There is No democracy in the Bible, none, zero, zilch, nada.
You, we had to borrow from the Greeks not the Jews.
Thank you ancient Greeks.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

The cancer is spreading...and we over here are starting to catch it as well.
Very painful war...this to me, is WWIII.
And several countries will end up being involved.
This a powerful poem, John.
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

It is indeed one conflict that seems destined to set the blue touch paper. I was talking to an Egyptian cardio thorasic surgeon last week who believes this is all orchestrated with a bankrupt Egypt playing a role of defender of the Palestinians whilest colluding with the USA, Israel and others to end Gazza. He believes the Gazans will be pushed into North Sanai, Isreal will occupy Sanai, Egypt will script a short war then capitulate at the negotiation table telling its people they did everything posible. People it seems are simply collateral damage, chess pieces to sacrifice. Many thanks Jacob.