A cease-fire has been reached between Israel and Hamas<\/a>. \u00a0Good to hear. \u00a0I\u2019m the first to believe this is temporary, but it\u2019s good news for those on both sides who live in terror, or who have lost loved ones. \u00a0Prayer works in this case, because as has been pointed out many times, it is a complex issue without easy solutions. \u00a0As long as those who wish to wipe Israel off the map are in any way tolerated, Israel will probably continue to impose policies that create such an environment that pushes people to step back and allow groups like Hamas to then provoke more conflict. \u00a0It\u2019s a vicious circle. \u00a0My two cents is that coming down like a ton of bricks on those Muslims who desire an Israeli genocide, especially Muslims coming down on them, would be the best place to start. \u00a0Simply pointing at the Palestinians or Israel and saying \u2018there\u2019s the problem or\u00a0fault\u00a0 is already about three steps away from the root cause. \u00a0Still, good news on this Thanksgiving holiday. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A cease-fire has been reached between Israel and Hamas. \u00a0Good to hear. \u00a0I\u2019m the first to believe this is temporary, but it\u2019s good news for those on both sides who live in terror, or who have lost loved ones. \u00a0Prayer works in this case, because as has been pointed out many times, it is a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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