That Didn't Take Long (a recuring post)

How many times must there be a cease fire between Palestinians and how many times must it be broken a day or two after it's negotiated? These cease fires are a joke.

A while ago, while reading and looking at pictures of yet another Palestinian funeral, it occurred to me how different Israelis and Palestinians acknowledge death. At the time
our friend's father had died in Israel. His granddaughter sent us photos of the whole family planting trees in his honor in Northern Israel. They were planting trees where fires burned out forests due to the shelling from Lebanon.
To me a tree is potent symbol of life. In planting these trees and many others (in honor of people who have passed) Israelis are not just creating a memorial for the people they love, they are re-stating, time and time again, they believe in rebuilding; in not giving up.
Contrast this with the typical funeral one sees reported in Gaza, instead of trees there are people shooting guns, sometimes in the air and sometimes not.

Gunfire erupted at a Hamas funeral procession Thursday, killing two people and wounding 14 others, Palestinian medical officials said. It was unclear who fired the bullets, but the unrest threatened to unravel a lull in the fighting.

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The funeral was for two Hamas fighters killed during the latest wave of Palestinian factional violence. Witnesses said members of the procession were firing their weapons into the air — a common practice at Palestinian funerals — when unknown assailants began shooting at them.

How many times does this need to happen before someone decides it might be good to at least not shoot, never mind not carrying a gun while mourning?Idiots.