Quote Originally Posted by andy222 View Post
From what I understand the muslims were first on the island of mindanao. So why are the catholics resisting?. Or is that another story?. The way I see it Hamas will only agree a cease fire on their terms. Its not going to happen. Even egypt dont want them in there.
What do you mean Catholics are resisting in Mindanao? There are plenty of Muslims all over the Philippines. Just in Quiapo, Manila, there is a church and a mosque a few yards away from each other. No news of the two religions clashing or the Muslim and Catholics clashing and killing each other. Being Muslim is not what's the problem there, it's the rebels, which are unfortunately has a religion of Muslim. NPAs are not Muslim and yet it's one of the government's problems.

The Palestine's problem is not about religion, it's about taking their land that is rightfully theirs. Do you know the Israel is controlling everything in Gaza & West Bank, i.e. trades, access to land, etc. Just that when Hamas was put in government, they have more courage to resist. Just in West Bank, they don't have any ways of controlling the land being taken by Israel. Israel keeps on building properties in their lands and they can't do anything about it because unlike Gaza, they don't have Hamas that would resist and retaliate. Just look at the map and see why these Palestinians are outraged at what's happening.