Demonizing Israel

Demonizing Isral by Bill Wilson As Israel begins to rid the world of the inhumane Hamas, the cheers from the sideline of the global community will be short—lived. The very nations who fund, facilitate, and politically support Hamas and their barbarian ilk will soon be crying alligator tears of victimhood and echoing the narrative of how the Israelis are systematically eradicating men, women and children and committing war crimes. The news media, which is predominantly anti-Israel will be reporting how Israel is bombing hospitals and schools in Gaza. Heads of state in Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and other Arab countries will be condemning the "apartheid occupiers" for being too brutal in their retaliation. In fact, it’s already started with the bombed hospital accusation. The media narrative is laying the groundwork for the demonization. Already, MSNBC, CNN, and NBC among others are speculating on Israel’s soon-to-be-committed war crimes. Friday, MSNBC’s “Alex Wagner TonightD,” host Ayman Mohyeldin stated, “As the former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Ken Roth, told me on my show earlier this week, the war crimes of one party in a war do not justify the war crimes of the other. And so, whatever war crimes Hamas committed, which they certainly did in targeting civilians in their attack on Israel on Saturday, that is a war crime. That does not justify Israel committing war crimes.” Also on Friday, “NBC News Daily,” NBC Correspondent Ellison Barber took issue with an Israeli Defense Force official’s characterization of the problem Hamas has created for its own people. Barber said the IDF official claimed that, “Hamas is responsible for their own citizens, which, again, based on the Geneva Conventions, that is not necessarily true, everyone has an obligation in war to try and limit the toll and the death and the damage to civilians, everyone.” On Friday’s CNN “The Lead,” host Jake Tapper asked Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan if his country could “hold all 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza responsible” for the Hamas terror attacks in Israel by bombing Gaza. Erdan reminded Tapper that while he feels sorry for the people in Gaza, they elected Hams 18 years ago to govern them. The media are reluctant to report how Hamas is preventing people from leaving Gaza. They barely touch on the fact that the Obama-installed strongman of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has closed Egypt’s border with Gaza and has urged them to stay put. Meanwhile, Israel is encouraging Gaza-dwellers to move to the borders. Herein is the trap—Hamas as a matter of practice uses its people, including women and children, as human shields by taking up quarters in schools and hospitals. When Israel attacks, Hamas claims they are killing innocent women and children. The media amplifies the claims and Arab nations use the media to excite more hatred toward Israel. This is what is coming in the days ahead. Herein we have a Romans 2:1 example of the one who accuses, condemns himself, “for he does the same.” May justice prevail.