For the past sixty years, the people of Israel have been terrified of the actions by its Arab neighbors. They have always been defending themselves against these terrorist countries. Just two years ago, Hizbullah, a Muslim terrorist group, was firing rocket into Israel from Lebanon. Unfortunately, Hamas, another terrorist group that has control in the Gaza strip, has been doing the same thing and firing rockets into Israeli towns right outside Gaza. Finally, Israel has decided to do something about it. They have sent troops into Gaza to take out rocket launching sites. Israel is not trying to kill civilians, no matter what the press says. Hamas has put these rocket launching pads ontop of schools and apartment buildings. This way, Israel will look bad to the world. The press also says Israel has killed innocent civilians. However, the people in Gaza know that there are missle sights near them, but thay have done nothing about it. If you go to sleep with a missle, you should not be surprised if you dont' wake up tomorrow. These parents send these kids to school in full knowledge that they are under missle pads. Even though Israeli troops are dying in Israel, another problem is occuring.
The press is corrupted. They have taken a one sided view on the subject. They say nothing about the multitude of deaths from the Arab rocket attacks, but when Israel defends itself, the press gets involved. They have not put themselves in Israel's situation. If MExico was firing rockets into America, would we stand by and tolerate it? NO! In fact, Israel has restrained more than any democracy would in this situation. The New York Times, a normally antisemitic newspaper anyway, has published a disturbing artcle. Here is a portion from it:
The level of suffering in Gaza has grown in recent years. In 2007 there was a civil war between the two leading Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, which had won parliamentary elections in the area the year before. The brief war ended with the rout of Fatah. Israel, which like the United States considers Hamas a terrorist group, clamped down on the area’s borders, restricting access and supplies. Militant groups in Gaza fired rockets at Israeli border towns, with Hamas’s approval. In the summer of 2008 a six-month ceasefire was brokered by Egypt. But while the level of rocket fire fell, it never ceased entirely, and Israel made only minor changes in its border policy. When the cease-fire ended on Dec. 19, Hamas stepped up the firing of rockets and mortars. On Dec. 27, Israel responded with a devastating air and ground campaign that left at least 1,300 Palestinians dead by the time a cease-fire was unilaterally declared by both sides on Jan. 18, 2009. Much of the region’s civil infrastructure and many homes were left in ruins. From:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/gaza_strip/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=gaza&st=cse This article mentions the "suffering" of Gaza. It was Israel that was suffering. Before Gaza was taken from Israel by the Arabs in 2003, the Arabs who did not like the system had plenty of time to leave. They still had time afterwards. They have brought this invasion upon themselves, and it is purely their fault. In addition to that, the press never told of the rocket attacks or the dead Israelites. Gaza must be liberated, Hamas must be destroyed, and the Arabs must see the wrongs of their ways. Israel has a right to defend themselves, as any country does.
