Saturday April 10, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Hamas shot a rocket from Gaza toward Israel - and it fell short.
The rocket landed in a residential are, in an apartment complex - in Gaza.
The number of wounded is unclear, property damage is extensive.

We will never know how many people were actually hurt by this misguided rocket that accidentally fell on and killed Palestinians instead of the intended targets, Israelis.

A Palestinian humanitarian group asked Hamas to be more careful when shooting rockets.
They said that hurting Palestinians is unacceptable.

Think about that statement, that sentiment, for a moment.
The opposite side of that thought is galling - that while it is unacceptable to injure Palestinians, it is perfectly acceptable and permissible to hurt innocent Israelis.
What kind of system and what kind of humanity is it that condemns hurting one innocent civilian but permits and even applauds the death of another.

Hamas should stop shooting rockets. Period.
Then Palestinians will no longer hurt innocent Palestinians.
At the same time, they will also stop hurting innocent Israelis.

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