The hypocritical fashion in which the world, and in particular the international media, relate to the Israeli-Arab conflict was again demonstrated most vividly over the past several days. On Friday an explosion killed at least seven Palestinian Arab civilians on a Gaza Strip beach. A tragic event for which it is still uncertain who is responsible, despite the wild, unsubstantiated claims by the “Palestinians” and their leaders of an Israeli-perpetrated massacre.
Though the bloody beach scene could just have easily been caused by an errant terrorist-fired Katyusha rocket, it was nevertheless exploited as justification for a barrage of artillery fire on Israeli civilian centers between Saturday and Monday night.
While the international media broadly and without hesitation condemned Israel over the former, it has failed to turn the same accusator finger at the Palestinian Authority over the latter.
It does not matter that no Israelis died as a result of rocket and mortar fire. The intent was to murder as many Jews as possible.
By contrast, if the IDF was in fact responsible for the Gaza beach explosion, Israel’s intent was most certainly not the killing of unarmed Arab men, women and children.
That the world media fails to take all of this into account betrays its venomous bias against the Jewish state.
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21 comments so far ↓
1 Sunnie // Jun 12, 2006 at 8:37 pm
Here is one outcry from a person who agrees with this article and is grieved by the continuing attacks against the Jews which are supported by the media. I pray that there are many of these voices crying in the wilderness that is the world today.
2 Annette Baillargeon // Jun 13, 2006 at 7:14 am
There certainly does need to be an outcry from the world . There is a double standard for Jews and thoughs against them. Somehow it is ok to strike and kill a Jew ON PURPOSE.
Where are the contries outcry when over 50 intentional murdering rockets are pointed at innocent men women and children. If 50 intentional rockets were shot off in , oh lets say in North America, inteneding to kill as many North American as possible.. It would be on every news station in the world and there would certainly be an outcry than. Are our live more valuable then there lives.. I pray the world knows true justice and that does not just close a blind eye to the innocent people of Israel. All life is Important.. All over the world.
3 Batyah // Jun 13, 2006 at 7:17 am
And here is another voice. I have an additional major grievance to voice — Jews have become to familiar throughout history of how “others” hold us in contempt, but my question is: “Where is the voice of the Jews in America and Europe and throughout the West???” Yes, the minority of the Jews carry the responsibility of the majority of the Jews. What will it take to wake them up? How comfortable they seem to be in their temporary moment in history. From the outside…I have come to expect almost anything. But, the lack of involvement from such a high percentage of Jews…is the greatest wound of all. May G-d have mercy on us.
4 ben kok // Jun 13, 2006 at 7:20 am
Get rid of this government of un-Jews.
For some part they are reponsible and it is really a miracle of HaShem, that Israel still exist, dispite this government.
You certainly do have a lot of better qualified leaders, who are able and courageous enough to fight these hatefull
moslims all around Israel.
You have to elect leaders, who have faith in HaShem, He is the G-d of Abraham,Isaac and Jakob, He is your G-d and He is the One I do believe in.
He actually forbids the selling of the land, like Gaza and the “”Westbank”".
So Who is your G-d?
HaShem or the INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL COMMUNITY ??
I do realize, that Israel has big problems and it is certainly not easy to solve these,
that is exactly the reason why you can better trust HaShem than the political leaders of this world, with their empty promises and always helping the people with the oil.
I pray for Israel every day, defending your situation whereever I can.
So my advise: never again!
Not even 1 Kassamrocket across your borders!
Act for the sake of your citizens, for the sake of Israel, for the sake of HaShem.
Expect the Mashiach and live by the Tora, like I do, united with you.
Shalom,
Benjamin Jacob (Ben) Kok
5 Rodney Askay // Jun 13, 2006 at 7:50 am
Personally I feel any military action against civilians is not right. If there has to be fighting then let it be between soldiers and not against civilians. No world country or anyone for theat fact should say who is to blame for any military mishap unless they have absolute proof. And I agree if the world made an outcry regarding the beach bombing then the world should make an outcry for the Jewish People
But then we live in a world that is controlled by Satan till the day Our Lord Returns.
I will just continue to pray for Isreal and all the Jewish people in the world.
May the Lord be with all of you and keep you all safe in his Loving arms.
Shalom
6 John Wally // Jun 13, 2006 at 9:23 am
It is quite obvious that Anti-Semitism is still rampant especially in Europe and there is little Israel can do to get justice in the biased international media. Israel should ingnore this and do what is necessary to protect its citizens. That means Israel should line up artilery along the Northern Gaza border and each time those Arab lunatics fire rockets indiscriminately at Israel the IDF artillery must immediately fire a round into Gaza just as indiscrimitately. They must hit them back without hesitation lest the enemy mistakes any genuine Israeli attempt at peace as weakness.
7 herb // Jun 13, 2006 at 9:36 am
Why expect anything from the nations, when the enemy is within.
8 Frank // Jun 13, 2006 at 12:03 pm
This evening I watched the news here in France and saw Abbas/Mazen/little Arafat, claiming that Israel is responsible for state controled terrorism. If he is president of the P.A., then the next Kassam that is fired at Israel, Israel should declare an all out war against the P.A. and exterminate these vermin like God told the Israelites to exterminate the Cananites, men, women and children!!!
9 John Henry // Jun 13, 2006 at 4:52 pm
now that you have let your voices have been heard here, I hope you let it be heard in the national media. send emails to the bbc or cbc or cnn and so on. they won’t change if they don’t think people THEIR VEIWERS care about our Jewish Brithers and Sisters…….(let them have it!!)
10 Brian Gesling // Jun 13, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Will the International Media be as prompt to reveal the fact that the deaths were not caused by the IDF, but probably by an Arab mine planted there by the PA, or perhaps one of their rockets which land anywhere or even an intentional strike by the PA with the aim of getting International support for their illegal fight against Israel.
PRAY for the PEACE of Jerusalem and Israel as a whole.
11 Clarence // Jun 13, 2006 at 10:32 pm
‘Those that bless Israel, will be blessed by Jehovah. those that curse Israel will be cursed by Jehovah.”
the BBc will one day realized that fact one day. Like the french they remove the 10 commandments and the word of Jehovah long before U.S schools.
“woe unto those who call good evil and evil good: who present lies as the truth”
the only thing missing from BBc Coverage was their carolyn sheding tears.
12 Mike Orpaz // Jun 13, 2006 at 11:07 pm
Speaking of the future of Jerusalem, God declared: “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; Those nations shall be utterly laid waste” (Isaiah 60:12). History was written in advance, nothing can change it! For the graphic shocking details of this 4,000 year history, read the shocking bestseller: “Middle East: Blueprint For the Final Solution,” subtitled: “The Coming Fall and Rise of Western Democracy.” I previewed it at: www.1stbooks.com/bookview/16130. It’ll ‘blow you mind.’
13 Steven // Jun 14, 2006 at 7:55 am
You Jews still don’t get it do you. Even after 4,000 years you don’t get it. No matter where you are in the world, you folks are still the apple of Gods eye. All he asks of you is to turn your face to him and he will protect you. Cry out a mighty cry in one voice that you are returning to trust him in everything. God never intended your people to have a government, but because your trust in him is practically nil and you wanted to be like every other country you voted for leaders who don’t put their trust in God. Jews unite. Cry out to your God to put in place a more God-fearing goverment that does not submit to the world.
14 ben // Jun 14, 2006 at 4:02 pm
[PLEASE DO NOT USE PERSONAL INSULTS OR PROFANITY - EDITOR]
15 ben // Jun 14, 2006 at 4:05 pm
the jews and israel have the right to self-determination and Israel will and will always exist no matter what [PERSONAL INSULT REMOVED] think.
Long live Israel!!!
Death to the Intifada!!!!!
Wipe Israel and Saudi Arabia off the map.
Destroy imperialistic Arab entities.
16 ben // Jun 14, 2006 at 4:12 pm
batyan you are so right. it is the lack of demonstrators worlside for Israel and those hypocrites/traitors Neturei Karta and other anti-israel movementes who need to be dismantled.
17 clarence // Jun 14, 2006 at 4:30 pm
i fully agree - crush saudi arabia
18 Mark // Jun 15, 2006 at 5:06 am
Yes most goverments in Israel have not been G-D fearing.If Israel was to elect a G-D fearing goverment things would change for the better
19 Keith Dawid // Jun 15, 2006 at 9:50 am
THE WESTERN NATIONS ARE EMASCULATED COWARDS!!
20 ben // Jun 15, 2006 at 11:12 am
stop political correctness wipe iran off before they wipe us off the map
21 christian // Jun 15, 2006 at 4:25 pm
thank god yasser arafats dead hopefully the rest of hamas will follow in the same way
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