Israel Not Playing By The Rules

First things first. If you haven't seen the released video of Palestinian terrorists firing rockets into Israel from the footsteps of a Gazan school, you must watch it right away. After watching the video, you'll realize that Israel isn't playing by the rules. They're not following international law. They're not following international law by NOT firing on the launch site. But, it's a school you might say. Well, too bad. Once a civilian location or population is being used for military purposes, it becomes a legitimate target. That includes schools and even hospitals. However, the brilliant Palestinian terrorists knows very well that Israel will not fire on a civilian location, like a school, for fear of the PR upheaval that it would cause around the world. That is regardless of the fact that their actions would be completely legitimate. This is not to mention the fact that Israel cares more about Palestinian life than the Palestinians do.

That's right. Israel would rather risk its own peoples' lives by allowing rockets to be fired into their land and cities than to risk harming the enemy's children when said enemy calculatedly use their own children and population as shields in their own apocalyptic battle royale.

Of course, Israel's super discretion will NOT earn them PR points with the West. They'll continue to receive the blame for the rockets fired against them. Their care for Palestinian life will NOT earn them any love or respect from the very Palestinians that they're saving. In the school where that rocket was placed, those children were being systematically taught to hate the Jews that were protecting them at that very moment. More than that, they were being taught to aspire, to hope for, to pray for death and "martyrdom". At that moment, those children would have loved to die and be celebrated as martyrs against the occupation. The very people that were truly responsible for their deaths would have been heralded as heroes instead of villains. This is the sad reality rather you want to acknowledge or not.

So, as much you may call me a heartless racist, apartheid supporter, bigot, or whatever other kind of ridiculous accusation you can throw at me for speaking the truth and pointing out the cold hard facts, Israel needs to start playing by the rules. They need to start honoring their duty and obligation by protecting and worrying more about their own citizens' lives and their own sovereignty than about damaging their already poor PR image and about the enemy's lives. Especially when every law states that their actions are protected as righteous and correct.

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