A Study in Contrasts

Moral Clarity in Gaza

"Late Saturday, thousands of Gazans received Arabic-language cell-phone messages from the Israeli military, urging them to leave homes where militants might have stashed weapons."

"Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating.

Israel is so scrupulous about civilian life that, risking the element of surprise, it contacts enemy noncombatants in advance to warn them of approaching danger. Hamas, which started this conflict with unrelenting rocket and mortar attacks on unarmed Israelis -- 6,464 launched from Gaza in the past three years -- deliberately places its weapons in and near the homes of its own people.

This has two purposes. First, counting on the moral scrupulousness of Israel, Hamas figures civilian proximity might help protect at least part of its arsenal. Second, knowing that Israelis have new precision weapons that may allow them to attack nonetheless, Hamas hopes that inevitable collateral damage -- or, if it is really fortunate, an errant Israeli bomb -- will kill large numbers of its own people for which, of course, the world will blame Israel."

RTWT

Then we have this: Terrorists Launch Missiles at Israel From a UN School in Gaza

Remember Hezbollah stationing itself right beside a UN observation post in Lebanon in order to launch rockets into Israel during the 2006 war? Hell, a school full of kids is even better. Take a look at this. These animals sacrifice their own children daily.

Wake up folks. All those wonderful things that the West so venerates? They are using it against us.

I think Israel is about to call their bluff!!