Israel continues to suffer dangerous terror out of Gaza, aimed at farmers and families living alongside the Gaza strip in Israel. Acres of fields have burnt, livelihoods are being lost every day, and dangerous balloons and kites act as weapons in a terrorist war against Israel. Its purpose? Ask them. The residents of Gaza live under constant fear of an oppressive Hamas regime. While this is true, where are their brothers in the Arab world? Where are their neighbors and families, living in the Palestinian Authority? Why are their leaders not speaking out in order to free them of this oppression? While Israel would like to be a catalyst for change, we are rejected by both Hamas and PLO leaders, their people are not allowed to benefit in any way from their Israeli neighbors. Yet calls for a 'free Gaza' resonate in the media as if this quick-fix means something real for those who are suffering. It is a bad situation, made worse by pithy slogans and an international community that supports terror against innocent Israelis as if this possibly leads to better lives for the people in the region.
Click here for a thoughtful commentary from Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett.
Help your friends and colleagues educate themselves, to know that by not understanding what is happening within the Gazan regime, by adding in Israel as evil stepmother, they are missing the very real point of how to help Gaza. First, terror must be denounced. Second, follow the money - to finally influence the leades to use it for the good of the people; not to build tunnels and weapons, nor to line their own pockets and mansions, but to use the cement, the bricks and the finances for their residents. And third, to use media responsibly, to tell the story of a people oppressed by their own internal leadership. That might be difficult, as press is censured and people fear honesty, but that's the job of a free press, is it not? We expect more of the international community, on behalf of the man on the street - shouldn't we all?
