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It looks like in a effort to boost their dwindling console sales, sony has decided to attempt to appeal to the anti-semitic market by banning words like “Jew” from their “home” service. Read the washingtonpost for more info.

1. Hamas unilaterally suspended the Egyptian-brokered truce with Israel, launching hundreds of rockets at civilian targets in southern Israel over the past week.  Israel has exercised maximum restraint, but – after eight years of missile barrages from Gaza – must come to the defense of the 250,000 Israelis living within range of Hamas attack.  Any other sovereign nation would do the same.
2. Under cover of the truce, Hamas engaged in a major campaign to upgrade its terrorist capabilities, manufacturing and smuggling massive quantities of weapons into Gaza – including rockets, explosive charges and machine guns – and constructing a network of underground tunnels for combat purposes.  Israel cannot acquiesce to the presence of a Hizballah-like organization on its southern border.
3. The objective of the IDF operation is to cripple the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, impairing the ability of Hamas and its allies to launch attacks on the citizens of Israel; IDF action would have been unnecessary had Hamas abandoned the path of terror.  Israel is engaged in self-defense, and will respond assertively to any provocation by other parties in the region.
4. Hamas belongs to the “A” League of extremism, alongside Iran, Syria, Al Qaida and Hizballah.  The United Nations and a majority of its member states have designated Hamas a terrorist organization and will not engage in any contact with its representatives.  Israel expects the international community to lend its support to the war on Hamas terror.
5. Israel has done everything possible to avert any humanitarian crisis in Gaza, allowing for the regular entry of supplies and international aid.  In fact, just last week, it was Hamas that acted to prevent the delivery of humanitarian assistance from Egypt.
6. While the IDF takes pains to direct its activities exclusively against terrorists, Hamas callously places Palestinian civilians in harm’s way – positioning its forces inside schools and houses of worship, and launching attacks from crowded areas.  The unintentional injury of any civilians in Gaza is the sole responsibility of Hamas.
7. Hamas objections notwithstanding, the Government of Israel will continue its pursuit of peace with the Palestinian people, led by President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad.  Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005 precisely to further this goal, but Hamas seized control of Gaza, turning the area into a launch pad for terrorism against Israel.

From StandWithUs.org

Notice how calm the Israeli children as the siren announces that bombs are being launched at their city. Their song perfectly illustrates their life, they were born into a situation where their lives are threatened on a daily basis… enough is enough!

Last night I got back from the AIPAC high school summit. I went with 7 other kids from Milken, 7 out of the 8 (me included) went on TIF.

Over all it was a fun experience, I liked spending time with people that I have not spent time with since Israel and I also really enjoyed the free Hadag Nachash that AIPAC arranged for us.

Besides spending time with TIF people and Hadag Nachash, most of the time was spent learning about AIPAC and “lobbying” for Israel. Learning about AIPAC was fun and important, but the whole “lobbying” thing was a waste of time. We went to see one of congressman Waxman’s staff, it was kind of point less since she knew much more about AIPAC and US Israel realtions than most of the people “teaching” us about this stuff at the conference.