GazAHH!

I'm sand(hah!)wiched between a dune and a hard place when considering the Gaza situation from my Arabian perch.
But what I've realised is really most shocking is the INCREDIBLE, everpresent and all-important reach of American policy and the economic and political pull that the nation has on the prosperous countries of the Gulf. At every turn, Gulf leaders condemn the atrocities commited by Israel against their Arab Palestinian 'brothers', but at the same time officially do absolutely nothing militarily and turn a blind eye politically to the current 'war' for fear of upstetting their all important-but-ideoligical-enemy-when convenient western 'allies'. It's bizzare. Why aren't the Saudi Royals striking back at Israel in Palestine's defence? Politics! And money! That's why.
Living here really puts in to perspective what the West considers the 'right' of Israel to defend its contrived homeland. Countries shouldn't be based on faith, and on land supposedly given by God, of whichever religious stripe! That's an archaic recipe for strife and war.
The reality is, if Israel and people of Jewish faith didn't have so much pull, and weren't seen as closer to Christian western ideals compared to downtrodden, demonised Muslims, the Jewish state would already be blown to pulvarised bits by combined forces of the Christian west.
These are just my ramblings. But this Gaza conflict crystalises the inseperable ties of allegiances, politics and faith in war policy.
Disgusting.
Sort your shit out, Jeruselem! Of all faiths!