When atrocities are acceptable

WND ^ | April 03, 2009 | Hal Lindsey

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Two different stories carried in the same issue of the Jerusalem Post shine a spotlight on the contrasts that exist between the world in which Israel lives and the world occupied by everybody else. One of them deals with the allegations of "war crimes" committed against Palestinians in Gaza during Israel's "Operation Cast Lead" last December.

Following more than 6,000 missile attacks against Israeli cities and towns within range of the Gaza border, together with the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier then held hostage for ransom by Hamas, Israeli officials concluded that enough was enough.

Israel launched a 22-day offensive against Hamas in Gaza with two objectives; the first was to recover their kidnapped soldier, Sgt. Gilad Shalit, the second to put a stop to the rocket attacks.

Before moving on, let's take a second to put things into perspective. Suppose Mexico kidnapped a U.S. soldier and threatened to kill him if Washington didn't release every Mexican drug dealer now held in U.S. prisons?

And secondarily, suppose members of the Mexican military began randomly shelling cities along Mexico's border with Arizona. After 6,000 shells had landed, including many that struck American day-care centers and supermarkets, what would America's response be? (Even with Obama in the White House?)

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The second story he mentions is the Palestinian ax murderer and Islamic Jihad saying the attack is the framework of resistance.