Israel： It is even more difficult to crack down on Palestinian differences and settle internal struggles.

Topic: Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip.

　　"An Israeli sniper is lying on the roof of a building, aiming outward through a small hole in the wall. These small holes are the scars left by the Israeli army in Gaza. When the Israelis withdraw, these scars will still remain in Gaza. " Israel’s "Yediot Izvestia" correspondent Lang Yasha wrote this intriguing remark in his report on January 8. As a party to the war, Israelis, like Palestinians, have to face up to the "pain of Gaza". They are thinking about the helplessness of several wars over the past 60 years and the hardships of obtaining local peace. This kind of emotion is complicated and can’t be understood by onlookers. Israeli President Shimon Peres said in his book "The New Middle East" more than ten years ago that when we approach the 21st century, war no longer plays any role. He described the Middle East war in the small and densely populated area of Palestine and Israel. "Just like cooking in the kitchen, it is not difficult to break eggs into omelets, but it is impossible to restore them to whole eggs." Now, the "egg" of Gaza has been broken, and the peace that Israelis expect is being tested.

　　There is a "war faction" from politics to the people.

　　On the day of the Israeli air raid on Gaza at the end of last year, the Global Times reporter was celebrating the Jewish Hanukkah in an Israeli home. There are young active servicemen and middle-aged reservists in this family of more than a dozen people, including three colonels alone. They think that it is too late for the Israeli army to attack Gaza, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza has brought about rocket attacks again and again. "More than 6,000 rockets killed and injured many Israeli residents". They support Netanyahu, chairman of the right-wing Likud Group. The former Prime Minister said at a press conference on January 13th that it is necessary to win a decisive victory in sending troops to Gaza and drive Hamas out of Gaza completely. He is the most popular candidate for the next prime minister at present. He said that Israel is fighting a just war. At the very least, it should stop Hamas from launching rockets and completely stop Hamas from smuggling weapons. Ten years ago, when the reporter was stationed in Israel, Netanyahu, then Prime Minister of Israel, made similar remarks about "security for peace". Ten years later, his proposition has not changed.

　　Rosenfeld, spokesman of Israel’s National Police Headquarters, said during a visit to the southern towns attacked by rockets from Hamas that the first rocket launched by Hamas in 2001 had a range of only 2 kilometers, and now it has a range of 50 kilometers, which is enough to cover many towns in southern Israel. Yeager, editor of the Jerusalem Post, said: "This is a war. We don’t want civilians to get hurt, but we won’t feel guilty because Hamas uses civilians as human shields. Israel’s most important national moral responsibility is to gain the upper hand in this conflict, which is exactly what people abroad do not understand. "

　　The sound of gunfire was mixed with calls for peace.

　　Different from these "war factions", there are also peaceful people in Israel who hope to restore the "Cast Lead Action" initiated by the Israeli army to "cast swords into plowshares" at an early date. In Tel Aviv, the reporter saw that there were demonstrations and gatherings of Israelis in the Ministry of National Defense, Rabin Square and some university gates every day. Some of them support the fight against Gaza, and some are against it. In recent days, Israeli peace organizations such as Greenpeace, Peace Bridge and Peace Now, and human rights organizations such as Amnesty International are also holding activities. These organizations also put up peace advertisements in Ha ‘aretz and other newspapers. The slogan published by the peacemakers is: "Why not hold peace talks, but go to Gaza to encircle Hamas". "The government thinks that with the support of the United States, we can ignore the whole world and oppress Palestine, but it is clearly written on the wall of Wall Street that no empire can last long", "Israel’s hope is to make peace with Palestine and integrate into the Arab world as soon as possible" and "Hamas is also a Palestinian.

　　According to the reporter’s understanding, all adult Israeli men have to serve in the military for two years, and then they have to stay in the army for one month every year. The living expenses for this month should be provided by their units. An Israeli named aiyar told reporters that Israel has experienced too many wars and conflicts with Arabs since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and they fully understand such a national defense system. Aiyar invited reporters to his home. His home is in a kibbutz (collective farm), and there is a rusty tank in front of the gate of kibbutz. Aiyar said that this tank recorded the history of his father’s experience in the Middle East War. But he said that at least the young people around him still yearn for peace. Aiyar even agreed that "East Jerusalem should be handed over to Arabs", which he thought was "the way of peace". However, aiyar complained that many politicians who are regarded as hardliners are most concerned about their votes. If they communicate privately, they will also support the Palestinian-Israeli peace agreement. "This is politics."

　　Diversified Israeli society is always full of different voices. Oz, a famous Israeli left-wing writer, said, "The Jewish people like to express dissent." He recently published an article saying that Israel is a country and Hamas is a gang. The Israelis will face great pressure, but Hamas has no such pressure. Putting pressure on Hamas is almost useless. However, Israel should be cautious when taking military action, and don’t be hot-headed. Amos harel, a columnist in Ha ‘aretz, Israel, recently wrote that the crux of the Palestinian-Israeli relationship lies in the issue of "land for peace", and Hamas’s radical behavior is actually only one of the symptoms of this crux. Even if it is removed, the peace and security obtained will probably be only temporary. Moreover, the "negotiating table" has always been a part of the battlefield. While fighting with weapons, we should not and cannot give up solving problems through negotiation.

　　Gurion, the father of modern Israel, once said: "The fate of Israel depends on two things, namely its strength and its justice." From the perspective of military strength and publicity, Israel is a giant before Hamas. But Hamas is still challenging the giant with its own rockets and stones. Despite this, there are still Israelis who worry that international public opinion is not good for Israel. Afnari, an Israeli left-wing peacemaker, commented in Ha ‘aretz that in modern wars, propaganda plays an important role, and television cameras can decide the outcome of the war. Western media repeated Israeli propaganda that Hamas fired rockets and used human shields, but did not mention that this was due to the loss of Gaza’s sovereignty and the death of 1.5 million people from hunger. Afnari said that Hamas’s coming to power was the result of Palestinian democratic elections, and they were all children of Gaza. Why did Israel kill 80 Palestinian residents to save the life of a soldier? He believes that "the Gaza war is hurting ourselves and the country." According to Farris Akram, a correspondent of the British Independent newspaper in Gaza, the Israelis did not show mercy in this military operation. "They were not too cruel to civilians before," but now they seem to be targeting not only Hamas’s armed forces, but more like everyone.