Monday, January 05, 2009
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PURPOSE OF GAZA OPERATIONS: PROTECTION, NOT PUNISHMENT
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Posted by:
Michael Medved at
1:28 PM
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At the beginning of Israeli operations against Hamas, the New York Times ran a deeply dishonest headline. “Israeli Air Raids to Punish Hamas Kill 200 in Gaza,” said America’s “Journal of Record.” In fact, the purpose of the Israeli strike wasn’t punishment– it was protection. Israel made clear its single goal in going after Hamas: to put an end to the literally thousands of rocket attacks on Israeli civilians. “Punishment” and “revenge” were beside the point – and in no sense is the current struggle part of a “cycle of violence.” The rocket attacks by Hamas weren’t a response to violence, but rather an answer to withdrawal--Israel’s controversial 2005 decision to put a unilateral end to Israeli occupation of Gaza. Concessions actually produce a more reliably violent response from Islamic terrorists than do decisive military actions.
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