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Israel is not responsible for the carnage in Middle East

TO THE EDITOR:

I am neither Jew nor Muslim. I base my opinions on having lived and worked in Israel while traveling extensively throughout the Middle East.

While the world is slowly hopping off the anti-Israel bandwagon die-hard liberals cling to the illusion that Israel is responsible for the carnage in Gaza.

Gaza was the true test for peace and the Arabs blew it again. Israel did not start the war in Gaza.

The anti-Israel protestors are the biggest stumbling blocks to a comprehensive peace settlement. For the last six years they and the international community remained silent while Hezbollah massed troops rockets and artillery along the Lebanese border while Hamas created a network of tunnels used for smuggling weapons and rockets from Egypt into Gaza. This is how Israel is rewarded for withdrawing from Lebanon and Gaza.

Israel — not Britain" Jordan or Turkey — was the first country to give the ""Palestinians"" their own sovereign country" Gaza. Instead of electing a government built on achieving peace they elected a government that used its human resources to attack Israel. Hamas Hezbollah and Fatah are the real war criminals: using human shields collective punishment and purposely targeting civilians. These war crimes created the sad carnage in Gaza.

I support Israel 100 percent in its struggle against Islamo-faciscm and I'm proud that my taxes go towards defending America's greatest ally and friend.

 

Rene' de la Varre

Chapel Hill


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