Sorry to expect this of someone, but I can't get a clear answer from the rest of the internet (That I feel I can trust anwyay). Could someone please give me an entry level explanation as to what's going on?
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here's my dingus take:
the land now commonly known as Israel was the ancestral Homeland of the Jews in ancient history. when Christianity and the Romans pop up, the land is usurped and renamed. at some point, the Islamic religions end up having a claim to it too. over the next several centuries, a bunch of Dingus rulers decide it's worth going to war over this desolate piece of desert land, and this includes what we are seeing in modern days.
in the last couple of centuries, the British helped a bunch of Zionists resettle and found the modern Nation known as Israel. as the nation of Israel grew, so did the Islamic nation of modern Palestine, both of which claim that the land known today as Israel belongs to them. war ensues, which means war crimes ensue, ensuring that there can be no peace. to make matters worse, wealthy foreign governments are injecting modern weapons and highly destructive technology into the conflict so they can own the other side in a proxy war, as well as keep their military industrial complexes fed.
throughout all this, both Israel and Palestine constantly lobby and reach out to foreign governments for aid. in many cases, they have even taken to inviting foreigners to live in their respective lands and unknowingly become a meat shield for the local governments.
the whole thing is stupid, and the most humanitarian outcome would be to evacuate anyone and everyone who truly wants to leave the conflict behind, cease all military aid to either side, and let the zealots fight it out until they're dead.
You are equating both sides. A propaganda line pushed by Jewish Israelis BTW. Weapons are being sent to one side and one side only. There is no "war" between 2 sides. For that you need 2 countries. There is a genocide committed by Jews against non-Jews.
Foreign aid sent to Palestinians is not to help them. For a start it is sent to the local occupation forces (The PLO). The PLO now serves as a de-facto local Israeli army in the west bank. Other aid sent to Palestinians is sent to feminists groups and NGOs of the sort that does nothing good to Palestinians.