Questions on Day 3 and 4 of the War

We are into the 4th day of the war and the rocket attacks on Israel have escalated as predicted. Yesterday over 80 rockets and mortars hit the southern region, striking towns never hit before such as Ashdod, Ofakim, and Yavne. Three people were killed, one in Ashdod, one near Nahal Oz, and one in the Bedouin town of Aro'er in the Negev. In addition a home in the Sha'ar haNegev region was hit directly. Many have been wounded or in shock.

Of course, towns like Ashkelon, Sderot, Netivot and others continue to be pummeled.

The caution of the IAF to target only pinpointed military positions which are civilian safe has returned, and is as ludicrous as always. We are at war. We have been at war for many years. Now that we have finally reacted, we need to go in and act like we mean business.... This shouldn't be asking too much!

Our military spokesmen predicted the upsurge in rockets after our strike, predicted the longer range, and many other things about the arsenal of Hamas. These predictions show clearly that we know exactly where and what they are, so why, in G-d's Name, do we not go in and destroy everything?

Oh, yes, it is not politically correct.

I am concerned about our ground troops going in. A war fought for political and politically correct reasons, at the cost of our young men's lives, is immoral. A war fought to pulverize an evil entity is another matter.

There is another issue that I mentioned in an earlier post. The volatile 5th column. There have been several terrorist attacks by Israeli arabs. In Modi'in, two arab workers stabbed the family members of the home where they were working, one of them, the father, seriously wounded. Border police and soldiers have been attacked, cars and motorcycles pelted with rocks, riots in Yafo, northern Jerusalem... several have been wounded. Several other severe attacks have been thwarted by the IDF - e.g. a firebomb at the Kalandia checkpoint just moments ago was stopped by the soldiers.

Protests around the world have escalated in their level of violence. Now and then a bright light surfaces...the incoming EU president just released a statement defending Israel....a rather remarkable happening. The EU itself however continues to condemn us, although the condemnations world wide are rather muted, if you look closely, as only idiots and fools would take a position siding with terrorists. Nonetheless, anti-Jewish and anti-Israel rhetoric is escalating and we are heading into some deep waters.

The next weeks will tell us more of the story...but remember - only something beyond logic can cause every action of a tiny little country to result in world wide uproar.

Think about it.