Suddenly Obama is playing the « Good Guy » as he signs for sending US$220 Million to Israel for buying replacement rockets for its Iron Dome system. It is very hard to understand whether Obama is a friend of Israel or a friend of Hamas. I wonder if the Israelis will not be confused. Is Obama in reality helping the Hamas terrorists and Qatar against Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Israel? Or just to confuse them all?

 My friends overseas are telling me that he is confusing, because he is sending mixed messages. It’s very hard to understand what he means when he blames Israel. To sum it all up, Hamas started by kidnapping and killing three youths. Obama was in no rush to send his condolences, although one of the three was an American citizen. Then Hamas started bombarding Israel with rockets. Which country would stay indifferent when its neighbors attack it?

When the Soviet Union sent ballistic missiles to Cuba, Kennedy did not tolerate this. The tension was so high, that the Russians finally removed them. Now thousands of rockets fall on Israel, on every city and every village, and we ignore this? Are the children of Israel not as precious as any other children? Why should they live in fear? And we shut our mouth, only showing indignation about the Palestinian children?

The press mentions that so many young Palestinians died. Did anyone care to verify these numbers? I do not believe the numbers are accurate. But of course every single life is sacred and we mourn all the innocent victims. We have seen pictures from Syria posted on the internet as showing Palestinian casualties in Gaza. Those who lie once lie always. If there were relatively few casualties in Israel, it’s because they were organized and evacuated the population close to Gaza, and particularly the children, and the Iron Dome System saved the cities from most of the incoming rockets. Those rockets that fell outside urban areas started fires. Who said that there was no damage in buildings and infrastructure caused by the Hamas rockets? Only that Israel was well organized and they did not show the damage.

What’s surprising, is that all of the sudden the Europeans believe that Israel targeted children, when the contrary is correct. They expressly sent millions of leaflets and made phone calls to warn the population of imminent actions, asking them to evacuate the sites of operations. The UNWRA offices were the storage facility for Hamas’s weapons. Who is UNWRA anyway? I know that Europe cannot pride itself of being innocent. The war they waged in Kosovo did not spare the population and the children. Everyone wants to appear clean, while their hands are dirty.

What double standard!  On one hand Obama says that Israel has the right to defend itself, but when it does just that, it is accused of using too much force.   

Mr. President, please do not trouble Israel. The Jews have suffered enough. Tell the truth as it is! You are siding with the Muslim Brotherhood.

For the first time, several Arab countries, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the Palestinian Authority, and Jordan support Israel. Together they are able to establish calm and create an environment that fosters economic development in the turbulent Middle East. And you want to throw this movement off-track? I salute Abdel Fattah El Sisi who saved Egypt from the Muslim Brotherhood which started destroying the country. Does this really bother the US that El Sisi is saving his country? Who are we? Is this the example we give to the world? America should know better. Be fair, Mr. President! Let’s be honest!

Copyright 2014 Emile Tubiana