The world is furious…

We continue receiving rockets of various kinds in Israel. Yesterday they numbered 30. During the first days of war there were 50 or 80 or 100 rockets every day.
The Israeli Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, tells us that the war will continue and that it will take time.
Every Israeli either lost or knows someone who lost, family members in wars or terrorist attacks. Although I did not grow up in this country I know three such families myself. Israelis are familiar with the feeling of pain and do also not have any problem identifying with other peoples pain.
We watch funerals of fallen soldiers these days. There are no cries for revenge or expressions of hatred but rather endless sorrow and grief. It is very different to watch a Palestinian funeral…
Many Israelis spend hours in front of their TV every day and we know about the sufferings of thousands of Palestinians. We do not enjoy watching it…….
There are demonstrations all over the world against Israel. I cannot remember that anyone demonstrated against Hamas for terrorizing both their own and Israel during the previous 7 years.
There is no way to understand what is going on and what Israel is fighting unless one knows what Hamas stands for and what they are aiming at. The only way to find that out is to lend an ear to people from within….. You do well in checking the video clips called “Escaping from Hamas “ with Musab Hassan Yousef. Click in to www.comeandsee.com

Elin Elkouby