After more than a week of intermittent rocket attacks by Hamas into Israel, the Middle East’s only democratic nation responded today. More than 200 Palestinians were reported dead after airstrikes from Israeli planes that were aimed at taking out the Hamas-protected leaders of the violence damaged Palestinian homes and property in the terrorist stronghold of Gaza.
Predictably the MSM, and many world leaders, ignore the rockets fired by Hamas, while focusing on Israel’s response. A spokesman for Javier Solana, EU Foreign Policy Chief, said, "We are very concerned at the events in Gaza. We call for an immediate ceasefire and urge everybody to exert maximum restraint."
The Syrian Foreign Ministry called on a unified Arab response, saying, “Syria is following with great anxiety the barbaric Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza... a horrific crime and terrorist act. "Syria calls on the Arab nation and the international community to use all possible means to put pressure on Israel to immediately stop the aggression, allow the wounded to enter hospital and open all crossing points [to Gaza]. "Syria as president of the Arab League calls on Arab leaders to hold an emergency summit to assess the dangerous situation in Gaza."
And of course we can always rely on a responsible statement from Iran, whose foreign ministry said, “Iran strongly condemns the Zionist regime's wide-ranging attacks against the civilians in Gaza.
"The raids against innocent people are unforgiveable and unacceptable."
For our part, the Bush Administration is standing by Israel and its right to defend itself, "Hamas' continued rocket attacks into Israel must cease if the violence is to stop. Hamas must end its terrorist activities if it wishes to play a role in the future of the Palestinian people.”
It remains to be seen how this will shake out, but it seems pretty clear that there was a message sent not just to Hamas, but to the world at large in general and the nascent Obama administration in particular. Israel will defend itself. Israel will fight.
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