It's hard to compare levels of terror. What feels is worse is the pointlessness of it all and the inability of leaders on both sides to provide even a faint vision for a solution.
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I'd note, however, the "people caught up in this on both sides" under very different circumstances and scale that should not be equated.
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That's a great point. I will be completely honest and say that while I do know some of the history for that region, I don't really understand the full dynamics of the what and why. For example, are the people lobbing bombs and missiles from the Gaza region representative of
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the thoughts and feelings for most people in that region? It is really difficult for me to understand the dynamics and culture behind the Palestinian motives and attitudes towards Israel but what I'm curious to know is why this problem seems to have no solution.
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I am 44 years old and I can remember way back when Reagan was president and some of the things that administration tried. I remember Clinton trying to get both parties to the table to discuss their issues but it just seems like every US administration attempts to try and bring
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stability to the region but ultimately fails. It just seems to repeat over and over ad infinitum.
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I'd use the explanation I gave to my 4yo: it's a tiny place (1/3 of NJ) that for over 100 years Jews and Palestinians can't figure out how to share. It certainly doesn't help that extremists on both sides advocate for total elimination of the other side 😥