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Human Rights and Wrongs
[Jerusalem Post] Editorial - Israel is trying to protect itself from Gaza. We unilaterally pulled out our citizens and army from Gaza in 2005. Rather than use our departure to begin building a Palestinian state, Hamas vowed to keep "resisting" and never accept a Jewish state in the region. In just the past three weeks, Hamastan has fired some 170 rockets and mortars at Israeli population centers. Every day, Hamas forces, trained by Iran, place bombs along our border and tunnel toward our territory in preparation for their next onslaught. They kidnapped and still hold IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. We do not claim that life in Gaza is easy, but so much of its misfortune is self-inflicted.