In 2014, when Hamas attacked innocent Israelis with numerous rockets day in day out, the world was mostly silent. Or I should say: The world quietly applauded the so-called Palestinian 'freedom fighters' and their despicable terrorist acts, calling them heroes and courageous people. What is courageous about terror and hatred? What is courageous about killing innocents? What is courageous about sending rocket after rocket at men, women and children simply trying to live their lives? What is courageous about terror tunnels meant to attack non-combatants? What is courageous about hating Jews because an old book tells you that you should?
Yet when Israel fought back, when the Jewish people responded by protecting their own instead of waiting to be slaughtered the way the world seems to think they should, the world reacted. The world shouted about the 'evil Jews' and the supposedly horrible acts they committed. The world shouted about 'concentration camps' in Gaza as if they knew what they were talking about when in truth it was radical Muslims in Gaza attempting to kill innocents in Israel, not the other way around. The world shouted about innocents being killed in Gaza, as if the innocents being attacked in Israel didn't matter. The world shouted because the world's one Jewish nation refused to submit to those who believe today, as Hitler and his Nazis did all those years ago, that Jews are evil scum and must die.
Innocents died in Gaza, there is no denying that. Too many. Too many lives lost, too many families torn apart, too many children who will never grow up. Every innocent who died is one too many. Yet those who blame Israel for those deaths conveniently forget WHY Israel responded, conveniently forget the rockets that rained down from Hamas-controlled Gaza for months and even years, conveniently forget the terror tunnels and the countless terrorist attacks, conveniently forget the abduction and murder of Eyal, Gilad and Naphtali, conveniently forget that Hamas is an evil organisation intent on killing Jews and wiping Israel off the map, no matter what the cost. Some managed the words "every country has the right to defend itself" however when it came to supporting Israel and condeming the evil and the hatred coming out of Gaza, even they became quiet.
Today, April 2015, it is almost a year since the events described above. Today, in April 2015, it is ISIS in Syria who are killing innocent Palestinians, in Yarmouk and not in Gaza. Today, it is Muslims who slaughter innocents, yet there are no marches in the street, there are no worldwide protests. There are some who cry out and speak up, however not enough - not nearly enough. Why is it that when Muslims murder Palestinians, the world is silent, yet when Israel defends itself and through the actions and hatred of Hamas many innocents die, the world cries out? Why is it, when there are no Jews or Israelis to blame for the deaths of Palestinians, the world sits by as if killing innocents is suddenly 'okay' or accepted or inevitable.
Read more: When Muslims murder Palestinians
Marc Goldberg | The Blogs | The Times of Israel
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-muslims-murder-palestinians
Yet when Israel fought back, when the Jewish people responded by protecting their own instead of waiting to be slaughtered the way the world seems to think they should, the world reacted. The world shouted about the 'evil Jews' and the supposedly horrible acts they committed. The world shouted about 'concentration camps' in Gaza as if they knew what they were talking about when in truth it was radical Muslims in Gaza attempting to kill innocents in Israel, not the other way around. The world shouted about innocents being killed in Gaza, as if the innocents being attacked in Israel didn't matter. The world shouted because the world's one Jewish nation refused to submit to those who believe today, as Hitler and his Nazis did all those years ago, that Jews are evil scum and must die.
Innocents died in Gaza, there is no denying that. Too many. Too many lives lost, too many families torn apart, too many children who will never grow up. Every innocent who died is one too many. Yet those who blame Israel for those deaths conveniently forget WHY Israel responded, conveniently forget the rockets that rained down from Hamas-controlled Gaza for months and even years, conveniently forget the terror tunnels and the countless terrorist attacks, conveniently forget the abduction and murder of Eyal, Gilad and Naphtali, conveniently forget that Hamas is an evil organisation intent on killing Jews and wiping Israel off the map, no matter what the cost. Some managed the words "every country has the right to defend itself" however when it came to supporting Israel and condeming the evil and the hatred coming out of Gaza, even they became quiet.
Today, April 2015, it is almost a year since the events described above. Today, in April 2015, it is ISIS in Syria who are killing innocent Palestinians, in Yarmouk and not in Gaza. Today, it is Muslims who slaughter innocents, yet there are no marches in the street, there are no worldwide protests. There are some who cry out and speak up, however not enough - not nearly enough. Why is it that when Muslims murder Palestinians, the world is silent, yet when Israel defends itself and through the actions and hatred of Hamas many innocents die, the world cries out? Why is it, when there are no Jews or Israelis to blame for the deaths of Palestinians, the world sits by as if killing innocents is suddenly 'okay' or accepted or inevitable.
There was no massacre of Palestinians at the hands of the IDF last Summer. But in Syria there is. Right now as you read this. But you would be forgiven for being unaware of it. For this time there aren't tens of thousands demonstrating on the streets. There are no demonstrations at all. There are no rallies. There are no screams of massacre. There are no demands on governments to take action.
There is simply a sad, deafening silence.
And I want to know how this is possible. How can it happen that when Israel defends herself thousands take to the streets, the activists with their megaphones go marching, the whole machinery of campaigning and letter writing and the demands for action from politicians swing into action but when a real massacre of Palestinians happening there is silence from the very organization [the Palestine Solidarity Campaign] which exists to campaign on behalf of Palestinians.
We’re constantly told that the Israel Palestine conflict is what radicalises young Muslims in the West. So what happens when those radicalised Muslims from the West start beheading Palestinians while wearing the uniform of the Islamic State?
Apparently nothing at all.
Read more: When Muslims murder Palestinians
Marc Goldberg | The Blogs | The Times of Israel
http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/when-muslims-murder-palestinians
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