|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1230111718169&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Israel Defends Gaza Operation to UN
[Jerusalem Post] Jonny Paul - Israeli UN Ambassador Gabriela Shalev on Saturday defended Israel's decision to embark on a military operation in Gaza to put an end to Palestinian rocket attacks. In an urgent letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of the UN Security Council, Shalev wrote that Hamas "holds the sole responsibility for the latest events." Israel "has exhausted all means and efforts to reach and maintain quiet and to respect the state of calm....No country would allow continuous rocketing of its civilian population without taking the necessary actions to stop it."