Troubles abound--Gaza

To not think about my mother, I ventured into news about gaza and blogs.  It is diverting, but oh so distressing that Palestinians are not recognized and valued.  The account of a 14 year old studying until her school was flattened, losing her friend to missels....how can we accept this cruelty?  What can we do?  I have made a small donation for gift baskets to Gaza women and I will paint some pink silk scarves for these gifts baskets, but this is only a small way of soothing the pain.  How can we stop it?