I see this thread has run the gamut talking about all sorts of problems and the anger people have for each other.
However, people still won't talk about the core of the problem.
Iran's leadership openly calls for Israel to be eliminated. Their political ideology and their religious beliefs are mixed together.
That reality sits at the center of this conflict.
Back at post #5 I asked a very basic question and no one seems willing to stay on that point. Instead, the discussion keeps drifting into side arguments.
Here was my question slightly reworded.
What exactly is the solution to the fact that Iran wants Israel gone?
Until that question is honestly addressed, there will never be real peace between them.
People talk about stopping the violence, but ending the fighting without addressing the root problem just postpones it until the next war.
What I am about to say next may show my own lack of historical knowledge, but it is something that has crossed my mind.
In the Bible, Abraham had two sons. They were Isaac and Ishmael.
Isaac was the son of Abraham and Sarah (Abraham's wife).
Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar (Sarah's maidservant).
After Isaac was born, Sarah sent Hagar and Ishmael away.
Jewish tradition traces its lineage through Isaac.
Islamic tradition traces lineage through Ishmael.
That ancient separation has always made me wonder whether the roots of this conflict run much deeper than politics alone.
Both of these religions take their faith very seriously.
People who may not have any sort of personal religious alignments, might not grasp the deep-rooted serious nature of this conflict.
I've thought about this for years and just wonder how rivalry between two brothers might echo through history.
