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Hamas Targets Civilians, Israel Targets Terrorists
(Twitter) Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan - Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan told the UN General Assembly on Thursday: We see an attempt to create a moral equivalence between Israel, a democracy that seeks peace & abides by international law, and a murderous terrorist organization that is committing the double war crime of firing at Israeli civilians while hiding behind Palestinian civilians. Let me share some truths: Hamas targets civilians. Israel targets terrorists. Israel makes efforts to avoid civilian causalities. Hamas makes efforts to increase civilian casualties. Israel uses missiles to protect children. Hamas uses children to protect missiles. This is not a war between Israel & the people of Gaza. This is not a war between Israel & the Palestinians. This is a war only between Israel & Hamas. We will never apologize for defending citizens, even if some here might be happy to see a higher number of dead Jews. Israel did everything to de-escalate the situation. Our efforts were met with rockets on Jerusalem. You cannot fire at our capital & then want a cease-fire. If this institution strengthens Hamas, it will make the possibility of Hamas replacing the PA much more likely and eliminate the chance of future dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. The demonization of Israel in the international arena, spurred on by members of this assembly such as Turkey that use anti-Semitic tropes, is encouraging sickening anti-Semitic attacks. Never has there been a clearer example of the fact that anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. The State of Israel will always do whatever is necessary to defend our people and we will do so while continuing to protect human lives and aspiring to peace with all of our neighbors.