Hey avid readers.
I hope that everyone is staying cool during these hot summer months. Unless you’ve been living under a rock then you’re aware of everything that’s been going on lately in the Middle East. I’ve been following the news as I regularly Skype with my friends living in Israel and it amazes me of how uneven the reporting has been.
Yes. It absolutely has sucked for the civilians in Gaza. I feel their pain as they are caught in the crossfire. However, it is Hamas that is to blame for their plight through their network of tunnels that would have led to a major terrorism plot on the Jewish New Year and endless rocket bombardments. Sadly Hamas intentionally sets up their launch sites in the middle of civilian centers making the chance of crossfire all the more likely.
Here is an exclusive video released by FRANCE 24 English that was posted online once the reporters were safely out of Gaza and away from threats to not share such news:
At the same time the people denouncing Israel without understanding that the people there have been under constant threat ignore the massacre of Christians in Syria and Iraq by the Islamic State. I will not show the footage on my blog but take my word for it: I’ve seen some of it and it’s pretty nasty. Will the international community stand silent while the real danger of the Middle East continues to grow into a force that will disrupt the region more than Israel defending itself ever could? Sadly, the answer is likely yes.
I’m signing off by sharing this lovely cover filmed from within an Israeli bomb shelter.
My name is Matt and I write.