Must Israel Die?
by Marvin Olasky of World Magazine
The anti-Israel press regularly gives us only half the story. We hear repeatedly, "If Israelis were more reasonable, peace would come." True, but a second clause is missing: Yes, peace would come, because Israel would no longer exist. We hear repeatedly that "People in Gaza (including Christians) are hurting. Israel has Gaza in a vise." True, but let's add a clause: Israel has Gaza in a vise because Hamas, which rules Gaza, has vowed to destroy Israel.
Even the normally level-headed The Economist comes unglued over this: It proposes "to ask the UN to oversee the flow of goods and people going in and out of Gaza." The UN, which condemns Israel at the drop of a pamphlet?
Nor have liberal groups like the National Council of Churches come up with any workable suggestions. Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Episcopalians' presiding bishop, is specific when it comes to ordaining homosexual clergy but vague on peace in the Middle East: "There are far better ways to protect Israel's security and promote moderate political leadership in Gaza than a blockade." Let's hope so: Please name one or two.
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