Israeli(?) Air Strikes

Well, there is turmoil again in the Middle East. Or, continuing turmoil I should say.
I start to feel sorry for Israel because they seem to be targeted, especially by its Muslim neighbors.
And when they stand up for themselves, they are always blamed for trying to start wars. But then I remember that Israel has an awesome military who could easily compete with us and I don't worry about them.
As the Washington Post says, following the recent airstrikes on Syria, that Israel neither denied or asserted that they ordered the operation, but did say they were "accidental spillover" from Syria's civil war.  Israel has done a great job of staying neutral in this conflict. However, they are concerned about Syria's alliances. The shipments that were hit in this airstrike and others carried out this year were headed to Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia group. This alliance, as well as Syria's one with Iran, is stirring caution among Israeli officials, as these are two of their biggest rivals.
Lawmakers are trying to keep the peace as well as a straight face, but tensions slowly seem to be rising.
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So, hopefully we can avoid another war over there. I am confident that Israel will be able to hold its own, but at perhaps a great cost to civilians. unfortunately religion has become so violent. And i am certainly not condemning Muslims here. Look at what the Catholic Church did: the Inquisitions, the Crusades, religious punishment, exile, forced conversions.... the list goes on. I just am bothered by how any religion, especially the ones centralled around God/Yahweh/Alla which preach love and peace, can be so violent and hateful towards each other. What is really the difference between these faiths? The Muslims believe in a little more than the Catholics who believe in a little more than the Jews. But out faiths all come from the same person (Abraham), and all of our Scripture is centered around the Torah. Yet all three faiths, especially Christianity and Islam, look at the other like they are a threat to the core values of their faith...I don't know. I just hope there isn't more senseless death and murder for both soldiers and civilians.
God Bless America (and the World)