Israel's atrocities
Israel's latest offensive is Gaza is not an isolated incident. They seem to be very much enthusiastic about killing the innocent Palestinians, even on a lame plea. The Israeli armed forces call themselves a moral force. The type of morality they have shown through their brutal actions against the Lebanese and the Palestinian people is far too evident. In an aggression on Lebanon in 1982, they killed more than seventeen thousand people most of whom where innocent people. In the same year in a genocide, almost one thousand and seven hundred people were killed in 'Slabrashatila ' refugee camp in Lebanon. In Kana mass killing in 1996, 106 people were killed more than half of them were children. It is worth mentioning that all those killed in the camp were under the shelter of the UN. In 1997, an Israeli helicopter killed some innocent Palestinians in an attack on an ambulance. The Israelis claimed there were Hamas members in that ambulance which was a complete distortion of truth. During the latest offensive on Gaza, Israeli soldiers carried out an attack on the refugees taking shelter in a UN school killing at least 40, not to mention the total number killed and the trail of destruction left.
Israel, an epitome of defying the UN and of violating the human rights, is not a cause of headache to the world power, especially the US. Their atrocities are not termed as terrorist activities. Instead they are encouraged on the plea that they have the right to defend themselves. Obviously, they have the right to do so. But this doesn't mean that they should use bullets in response to stones. The most disheartening thing for the Muslim world was the complete silence of US President Barack Obama.
Will the US stand on the Middle East change in near future?
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