Ask yourself: What does Israel have to gain by attacking an innocent school?

Perhaps it wasn't so innocent!



Israel shells near UN school, killing at least 30



By IBRAHIM BARZAK and STEVE WEIZMAN, Associated Press Writers



The Israeli army said its soldiers came under fire from militants hiding in the school and responded. It accused Gaza's Hamas rulers of "cynically" using civilians as human shields. Residents confirmed the account, saying militants were seen staging attacks from the area.The army said two Hamas militants — Imad Abu Askar and Hasan Abu Askar — were among the dead.Two neighborhood residents confirmed the Israeli account, saying a group of militants fired mortars from a street near the school, then fled into a crowd of people in the streets. Israel then opened fire.The residents, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they feared for their safety, said the Abu Askar brothers were known low-level Hamas militants.



The link to the article can be found here. The top is an excerpt from it.



But of course, the drive by media in the world is content with simply stating that Israel hit a school and killed a bunch of innocents. Shame on them.

Now my question for Hamas is: were there any IDF soldiers in this kindergarten? It's just one of many that's been bombed over the past 8 years. This one in my hometown of Ashdod.

Ask yourself: who benefits from Palestinians who are non-Hamas affilliates being killed? Who loses? You know the answer and now you know why many innocents have died in this conflict.

As Alan Dershowitz put it: Hamas is committing a triple war crime by firing rockets, hiding in cities and using kids as human shields.

**UPDATE*** Charles Krauthammer wrote on this very issue. Worth a look.

The world doesn't begin again on January 20

There is a silence these days that is truly deafening. It is the silence of Barack Obama.

Where does he stand on the Israel/Gaza conflict?

I know that he gives a standard excuse: It is President Bush's show until January 20th and there is only one president at a time. Fair. I agree. But that doesn't mean that President-elect Obama cannot register an opinion. The conflict is escalating. The world and Israel want to know where US policy will be in 15 days. The sooner they know, the better decisions they can make. Israel may disagree with what you have to say but they need to hear what you have to say. You will be the voice of the US government in 15 days and this conflict may go beyond your inauguration.

Mr. Obama, as you take your latest smoke break, please ponder a statement and then make it! You have made statements on the economy. You are making moves on an economic stimulous package (which I doubt will work but that's another story). But there is another issue that merits your two cents: The global war on terror. You can respect President Bush's remaining 15 days and still make a statement. Bottom line, the world deserves to hear what you have to say and the sooner, the better. Surely you have something to say on this issue...

Or do you?