Nearly 1,000 injured. Although if "protesters" were firebombing US Marines, they'd get shot too.58 Palestinians have been killed. But yes it's totally the Muslims being the terrorists*
I don't think people realize that there is a huge difference between the tens of thousands of protesters only throwing rocks, burning fires and getting tear gassed (although fires and tear gas aren't ideal together -- especially in enclosed areas), and the thousands actually hurling cocktails and other things that literally burn, maime and kill.
I.e., the thousands that are using 'impromptu explosives,' like burning alcohol and petroleum, are the ones getting shot.
The Holocaust, for one. Listen, I don't like what Israel does sometimes, but it's always after repeat attacks.One day in the future people will look at Israel and wonder how they got a free pass to be one of the most aggressive, disruptive, violent countries in the world for decades. At some point they need to play by the rules too.
They are like the US Marines, If you physically hurt them -- and I don't mean with rocks -- they are going to kill you. That's why the UN doesn't use US Marines for peacekeeping, not since Somalia where they literally started kicking down doors after being repeatedly shot at. It's called deterrence, and no one screws with the US Marines unless they are in force ... and even then, US Marines will hunt you down. Why? Again, deterrence.
Now in Lebanon, the Gaza strip and the Golan heights, with the proxy wars c/o Syria and Iran, they just screw with everyone -- hoping for a reaction. At some point, it happens, because it's literally about neutralizing enough attackers, not just getting a response. Reagan pulled the US Marines out for a reason ... because Syria and Iran want insurrection, especially since it's not on their property. Again, proxy.
W. tried that. I think everyone forgets what W. did to Israel after 9/11. He literally neutered them and made them give all sorts of concessions.Israel should be held accountable for their crimes over the last 50 years. We have enabled them. Awful.
The Palestinians responded over the next few years by ousting their leadership, including Arafat, and going even more radical. After that, W. gave Israel a blank check. Obama only made it worse.
So Trump's strategy is to hold Israel back from attacking, but when they have an issue, let them execute as they see fit. It'll be interesting what happens after that.