Three Metaphors

"The heart of Israel is the heart of all the world, and the world wants to kill the heart."

This metaphor is very deep to me. It explains how all of this started just because of names and territory. A certain group wants to be another certain group, and another certain group wants some territory from another certain group. All of this isbad Israel must remain in tact and in order to keep this world alive. If it is destroyed, since it is the heart everything will stop working.
-by Isaac

"The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is a drug war"

Both sides claim that they are selling a legitimate drug, but people are abusing it. The drug is their religion, but it's been ruined by hatred and violence. It's a dirty batch. They are pushing it like crack on the streets. One side shoots another and the victims are the neighborhoods. Kids die. Families are broken apart. All for power and territory and money. Their foot soldiers are like small time dealers who are just trying to survive in a ghetto called the Holy Land. It doesn't have to be this way. If a drug can be addicting, it can also be used for healing. The people themselves need a doctor to show them the healing power of religion.
-by Carlos

The conflict is a huge wave that crashes against the shore.

I chose this metaphor because it is kind of true. It is true because whenever the Palestinian and the Israeli sides go to war everyone around it can feel it. There are even ripples that reach America. The people can feel it and will know that they will get a win and they will not leave without one. They are so determined to victorious but they miss the reality that neither side actually wins. This is a wave that will knock down everyone in the path of destruction. America does our best to stop this wave. We set up bunkers that work for awhile, but eventually it crashes down on everything. Occasionally people believe that the conflict has stopped. The waves subside and all is calm, but eventually the waves crash back and destroy those who are standing on the shore.