After four days of air strikes by Israel against the Gaza Strip, Israel is considering a ceasefire. Of course the media and the international community are criticizing Israel for this situation with Gaza saying that the Israelis need to stop - that Israel is trying to unjustly punish Hamas, or the Palestinians - that Israel is attacking and killing civilians and is in the wrong, and so on and so forth.
Israel, as usual, is taking great pains to only hit military installations, or Hamas terrorist facilities. They are doing whatever they can to ensure they do not hit civilian targets.
Israel originally pulled out of the Gaza Strip after forty years of presence in 2005, and they did so in the hopes that relinquishing the territory will somehow bring peace. Since then Hamas has launched literally hundreds, I believe the number is 650, missiles and rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. Israel, losing the lives of civilians that were specifically targeted by Hamas, sometimes with cluster bombs full of ball bearings ripping into women and children that are designed to create widespread damage and suffering, finally said a few days ago enough is enough - we need to protect our homeland.
As a result, not to punish, but to protect their nation, Israel responded.
The media and international community are all upset with Israel - - - where were these people when Hamas was hammering Israel? Where was the outcry regarding the death of innocent people in Israel while Hamas was launching rockets and missiles into Israel? Where was the outcry? There was none!
Has our media, and the world, become anti-Semitic? Has it gotten so bad that no matter what Israel does, even if it is to defend themselves, they are seen to be in the wrong?
At least the United States, specifically the Bush Administration, recognizes what is happening, and has condemned Hamas for their actions, and understands why Israel has taken these defensive actions.
There have not been any Israelis in the Gaza Strip since 2005, since they withdrew from that region hoping for peace as a result. Instead, they have received war from Hamas. And as they are attacked, and lose lives of their citizens, Israel is then chastised for responding.
My message to Israel is, "Don't give up any more land in the hopes for peace. I know you desperately desire peace, I know you desperately want to get along with you neighbors who are inhabiting land that really should be yours. But Israel, don't give up any more land for peace. Every single time you do so, the response will be as it has always been. It will be seen as a sign of weakness, and you will be attacked."
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