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Security Council Sends the Wrong Message on Gaza

[New York Sun] Abraham Foxman - Where are the UN resolutions condemning Hamas for attacking Israel from Gaza, long after Israel pulled out? This past week, the Security Council sent the wrong message, criticizing both sides. The criticism of Israel essentially negated the criticism of Hamas, thus ensuring that Hamas will continue its rocket fire. Is the world going to sit back and let events unfold with a certain inevitability, and then complain about Israel's "disproportionate" response? Or will its leaders address the obvious question: Shouldn't we be doing everything in our power to make sure that rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza, and weapons smuggling into Gaza, are halted? Not so much because we worry about what is happening to Israelis, but because it is the only way to make sure that Israel doesn't invade Gaza? The Bush administration, together with the other members of the Quartet who pushed the Annapolis process, should make it a priority to bring the rocket assaults to a stop, because an Israeli invasion of Gaza will surely bring a suspension of the peace talks. The writer is national director of the Anti-Defamation League.
2008-03-06 01:00:00
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