Suffer the Little Children . . .

. . . and the old people, the infirm, the helpless, the poor, all those who do not have the ability, the money, the understanding to get out of the way of the destruction.
Southern Lebanon and Northern Israel are two places where no child is safe, no old person can live out their life in peace and comfort. Where the sick and disabled stand little chance of help, where those who have little income cannot afford to leave.
In Israel Hezbollah rockets rain down. In Lebanon American bombs are used by Israelis to destroy "strategic" targets.
Both believe they are Right.
God is on their side.
So - it's acceptable that innocents are killed and wounded - physically and mentally - in the cause of Righteousness.
If this is the case then either God is a two-faced traitor or - more likely - the name of God is being used for indoctrinated men's greed and hate.
The Rabbis and the Mullahs can change things or make them worse. They can preach hate and destruction . . .
Or they could - if they really believed in God's mercy - teach about the love of a God who made them and who must surely despair at the sight of man using his name in the cause of murder and destruction.
We are all indoctrinated - it's part of learning about the world in which each individual life is lived and the culture and traditions of that environment.
But when the beliefs instilled lead to hate and murder then God - however you want to believe in him/her - has no part to play.