The GAZA problem

It's a real big thing on Facebook now. Everyone's just strongly taking sides and I don't even know what to think anymore.
Of course, I tend towards siding Israel, but lately it's because I think HAMAS is a bigger idiot.

And here's the thing about the people who post stuff on Facebook. Many of them condemn one party but do not necessarily condone the other. One may say that this is a good thing, they're being objective at least, perhaps being at the same time ashamed of both sides. That's naive.

To me, I think the ideal situation is one where both sides are condemned. I mean if you think that they're both behaving contemptibly, surely you ought to condemn them both? What's the point of leaving out one side in the comments you make? Surely it's because you mean to acquit the other by pointing out the atrocities of another.

That's just the first observation.

2nd observation is the overt anti-semitic sentiments. People post stuff like "Growing racism in Israel" and conclude with their own comment that there's now a form of Israel Nazism. Wow, just wow. How are these idiots permitted to draw such far-fetched conclusions with such inconsistency? There are quite a few people who regularly insinuate that Israel is conducting genocide. Aside from giving these guys a U for general paper I'd also wish them a punch in the face. It's so, so, despicable to ride on the current crisis to assert their petty preconceptions about Israel.
Sadly, there's a trend. My muslim friends are generally supporting palestine and christian friends, Israel. We need a neutral voice but... maybe it doesn't come across as something particularly spectacular and worthy of attention to most. It is like an article pointed out, it's quite a small crisis, really. Well, compared to ISIS and Syria, of course it's small.

In response, I've resolved to remove from my news feed the postings of these idiots. But here's where there's potential for another problem.

One thing characterising this whole extreme side-taking appears to be a severe misrepresentation of the current situation by reputable news lines and junky ones alike. It's the very one-sided story telling. By shutting out these voices from my feed on Facebook, am I consciously creating an environment of one-sided story telling when I am currently having the privilege of hearing from both sides of the story?

Wow that's just inconvenient and irritating.