Christian In Israel

Who can you trust?

From the standpoint of the Israeli public, the international community lacks commitment to the safety of the Jewish state.

Khaled Mashaal, Ismail Haniyeh at Dec 8 Gaza rally
Photo by: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict do not bode well for peace, nor for the credibility of the international community. Let’s recap and then explain why.

The troubling series of events began in early November with the decision by Hamas to escalate its terror campaign against southern Israeli towns, which led to an intense eight-day rocket war along the Gaza border area. Israel successfully answered this aggression with precision targeting of Hamas cells and weapons stores, while defending its own citizens with the brilliantly designed Iron Dome anti-missile system.

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