Rachel Corrie, Nuha Sweidan, and more than 100 Palestinians and scores of Israeli civilians are just some of the latest victims of Sharon's "live rehearsal" in pursuit of this final objective.
It is true that Palestinian suicide bombers have helped contribute to this cycle of violence through their own vicious acts. Indeed, they have murdered women, children, and innocent civilians as well.
That does not change the fact that this is not a symmetrical conflict. Israel dominates the lives and land of over 3 million Palestinians through massive military assaults, imprisonment of thousands, torture and systematic starvation policies that have lead to a major humanitarian crisis in many areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Concerned about the negative impact on Palestinian children's health as a result of deteriorating water quality in Gaza, Rachel had been working with other members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) to defend a newly-dug well from Israeli attempts to destroy it before she was killed.
It is true that Palestinian suicide bombers have helped contribute to this cycle of violence through their own vicious acts. Indeed, they have murdered women, children, and innocent civilians as well.
That does not change the fact that this is not a symmetrical conflict. Israel dominates the lives and land of over 3 million Palestinians through massive military assaults, imprisonment of thousands, torture and systematic starvation policies that have lead to a major humanitarian crisis in many areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Concerned about the negative impact on Palestinian children's health as a result of deteriorating water quality in Gaza, Rachel had been working with other members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) to defend a newly-dug well from Israeli attempts to destroy it before she was killed.