Israel Stands While the World Looks Away

After the so-called deal of the century was revealed years ago, there was a brief moment when hope felt real again. It was almost tangible. Finally there was a chance, a serious one, that peace could take root in a region that has known far too much pain. But that moment disappeared as quickly as it came. The response from Palestinian leadership followed a pattern the world has seen again and again. Rejection, outrage, threats. Another no. Not the first, not the fifth, not the tenth. The twelfth.

And then the rockets came.

They came from Gaza into southern Israel, aimed at families living ordinary lives, people sitting at dinner tables, children trying to sleep, communities observing Shabbat. These rockets were not improvised acts of desperation. They were funded, enabled, and justified by a global narrative that too often paints Israel as the aggressor and ignores the reality of constant terror directed at its people.

It never takes long before the narrative shifts. Israel defends itself and suddenly it is Israel that stands accused. Israel that is judged. Israel that is expected to show restraint in the face of violence that no other nation would tolerate for a single day.

Then came October 7. A date that should be etched into the conscience of the........

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