How Can People Be So Cruel?

I just finished reading ëFrom Beirut To Jerusalemí by a Malayisan born, Dr. Ang Swee Chai (thanks to Yani :>)
All these while I didnít really realized how they, the Palestinians, suffer. All that I knew was I felt very angry because the Israelis battered the Muslims (regardless what race they are). Why I felt angry? Because Iím Muslims tooÖthatís all.
But while Iím reading the book, I felt very guilty for feeling like that. I realized I shouldnít feel angry because they are Muslims but because they were battered so badly. It doesnít matter if the facts can be vice versa with the Palestinians slaughtering the Israelis, I will for sure feel angry towards the Palestinians.
Iím no crying-over-books-and-dramas person but I found my self struggling not to cry while reading the book. It touched me so deep to know that the writer is Chinese born but have the feeling as a close sibling to the Palestinians. But me? I usually realized they are suffering when I watch Dunia Jam 10 at TV1.
It is beyond my imagination how people can be so cruel to other people. How can a man step on a pregnant womanís stomach? How can a man shot a 5 years old child for throwing a small stone towards him? How can man bulldoze a battered house without allowing the people inside to get out first? How can a man let pregnant women give birth at a check point gate and let them die without doing anything?
Who actually let all these happen in our modern society? The women? The children? The oldies? Or the leaders? Why must these innocent people, who just wanna share the unlimited air to breath and love the share of sunshine, be the victims of other people who crazy over power??? Why donít these crazy people go outside and shoot at each other and who ever walk out alive can conquer what they fighting for? Why must they ordered their soldiers to wipe away all these innocent people? Iím sick of these crazy inhuman people!!!
At this point, I am so angry I hope I can shoot down these irresponsible people but I know I canít. What Iím thinking right now is how actually I can help (never think of helping the Palestinians beforeÖwhat a person I am) the Palestinians. If not to give them everything at least to make them feel they deserve the share of everything Godís offer on this earth and they deserve to be happy and make them feel like human beings again.