The Australian government is doing its best to
maintain a balanced position regarding the
conflict, fully supporting Israel's right to
defend itself but also being against extremists on
both sides. Considering the history of these regions,
that's becoming more and more difficult.

There is nothing "extreme" about a legitimate, democratic government defending itself and country and people against terrorism. This "both sides" bullshite is utterly insane, naive and stupid.

We have to sift the myths from the facts without
allowing our emotions and biases to get the better
of us. Of course often that's easier said than
done.

There are archives available that record the
history of the region and it's ongoing conflicts.
Histories that clearly show that
it has been a troubled area for decades. And trying
not to finger-point or take sides, can't really in
all fairness be described as being stupid. Merely attempting
to be fair and factual.

The recent bombing of the hospital in Gaza
the Israeli Defence Force is blaming Hamas. However
it's been found that the hospital was warned by
Israeli forces to evacuate just before the bombing.
Doctors refused due to the over crowding of
the emergency department. Then the hospital was
bombed.

Israel is claiming it wasn't them.

Bombing a hospital is against international law,
and could be considered a war crime.

But then depriving innocent civilians of food, water,
and aid is also against international law. Perhaps the
US President will be able to point that out? I doubt
if he would consider it stupid.

BTW:

Israel with being bent on expanding its
illegal settlements and deepening its system
of apartheid to increase its terrible repression
and violence in order to keep the Palestinians down
or force them out of their homeland can no longer be
described as a democracy by any stretch of imagination.
And those who attempt to do so I won't use the word
Stupid - but misinformed or ignorant would be appropriate.

Jose,

You lie again, and how many times have you done that on this forum! Dozens! Where have I posted support for the murderous Hamas, I say Zionist murderers are as despicable as Hamas murderers. I have no truck with either.

"Palestinian officials say at least 500 people were killed in an Israeli air raid on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza." The Israeli's deny responsibility, but it doesn't matter whether the attack was deliberate or unintentional it was a another despicable act of war against innocent people!

Of course YOU and others would be over the moon to think 500 plus, less than human Palestinians, have be killed in revenge! That's what YOUR TYPE get off on!

Hamas blew up the hospital, either by accident with their makeshift rockets, or purposefully to get sympathy.

Israel has never targeted civilian infrastructure, except when Hamas were using it as shields. Unlike Hamas they just don't do it.