[From article]
Political commentary on the present hostilities and policy-making should be based on real events, behavior, and objectives.
It is undeniable that Hamas for at least a decade has been relentless in its aggression against the State of Israel, even after total Israeli withdrawal of its troops from the Gaza Strip and the dismantling of all Israeli settlements there in August 2005.
There is no secret about Hamas’s real objectives. Even those sympathetic to the Palestinian cause may now be aware of the songs being sung on the Hamas TV station: “Fire your rockets, make them explode…victory is from Allah…O Martyrdom seeker, O blaze, hurry, blow up Tel Aviv.” Hamas has given fair warning to Israeli citizens: “wait for suicide attacks on every bus, café, and street…start counting the number of coffins you’ll need.”
The key disquieting factor in the present situation is the increase in the capacity, as well as the determination, of Hamas with its 16,000 rockets to inflict harm on Israel. The rockets fired by Hamas from Gaza have become more accurate and more deadly in their increased range and can strike deep in Israeli population centers. The rockets made in Gaza have a range of only about 12 miles; they were able to reach the towns of Sderot and Ashkelon. The newer rockets that Hamas has obtained from Syria (M-302s) have a range of more than 90 miles; those received from Iran (FAJR-5s) have a range of 45 miles. Life in central and southern Israel has been disrupted, as schools have been closed and people are obliged to stay in their homes.
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But the reality is that Hamas has deliberately endangered Palestinian civilians. It has fired rockets from inside houses and in neighborhoods populated with civilians. Its armed militants often dress as civilians. Hamas is aware that as a result of the deaths of Gaza civilians, the international environment automatically becomes more critical of Israel.
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the most important exception to the morally equivalent position has been President François Hollande. He had already shown his goodwill in Israel in November 2013, speaking in Hebrew in his airport declaration and saying, “I will always remain a friend of Israel.” He opposed the movement to boycott Israel goods, even those coming from Israeli settlements.
http://americanthinker.com/2014/07/france_speaks_the_truth_about_hamas_and_israel.html
July 13, 2014
France Speaks the Truth about Hamas and Israel
By Michael Curtis
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