The coverage of the Hamas war has ignored the base problem and sees no solution to it. Journalism has been taught to ‘follow the money’ and while people know Iran is sponsoring the war on Israel, they are ignoring why. Those wielding the power in religious sects frequently ignore the “Holy Scriptures” that the religion is based on in order to wield and grow power. Power is grown, as we’ve seen here in the United States, by dividing the population into good and evil.
Wikipedia points to at least 39 wars in the last 2,000 years over the status of the holy city of Jerusalem. That’s about one every 50 years, more frequently in just my lifetime. Over the centuries many rulers of countries have gotten their names written down in history because they were able to ‘eliminate the un-believers’ from Jerusalem. While all the “Holy Scriptures” say to honor ‘righteous men’ and not kill innocents. These rulers would rather go down in history than end up in heaven.
Israel caused this problem when they ignored the 1947 U.N. plan that would have Jerusalem as an independent entity. I would suggest that the best way to develop peace in the Middle East would be to not only make Jerusalem an independent city but also move the U.N. Headquarters there. This would give the United Nations diplomats a firsthand experience of the real problems there, rather than spending their time wondering how they can continue to live the ‘good life’ in New York City.
