Europe for Gaza

The European street has received an emergency call-up notice, and if anyone had any doubt about it, the call-up is in favor of Gaza.

"Hollande is a collaborator," slogans in Paris read. "Shame on you, Cameron," the placards read in London. This is what happens to leaders who exhibit understanding of the Israeli operation.

The radical Left and Green parties, with plenty of guest-star representatives from the Muslim community, have taken to the streets. Obviously, there's no mention of Qassam fire or Israel's assent to a cease-fire at such demonstrations. Here, the culpability lies with Israel and Israel alone. The swastika is now blue. On European ground, the swastika has come to say Zionist.

The moment Israel invaded Gazan territory it ceased to be seen as defending itself. Such was expected. To strike Hamas, Israel has to take media hits as well. Israel needs to do the math -- is it worth it? Yes, it is.

In countries where pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held this weekend, they grabbed the top headlines on news sites. France prohibited a protest in Paris because it didn't want to see another Gaza on its turf. Too late -- in certain parts of the city, Gaza is already there. It's little wonder that Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius hurried over there. He needed quiet not only in Gaza, but in Paris as well.

The world wants a cease-fire. The French foreign minister scurried to Cairo, as did Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is also on his way. Qatar and Turkey are vying with Egypt for the role of mediator. Even competition to broker real estate isn't this intense. Whether Qatar, thanks to its brimming coffers, can still get Israeli credit as a go-between, Turkey has long since lost the trust of one of the sides -- Israel. On second thought, the Turks have also lost faith with Egypt.

Israel has never fought Hamas in such favorable circumstances: Hamas has never been so weak and diplomatically isolated; it has been years since Egypt shared such a strong common interest with Israel as the desire to see Hamas take some blows; and beyond that, the international media, despite its criticism, is still busy with the downed Malaysian plane. Britain told Putin yesterday: "The eyes of the world are upon you." On Putin, not us. On Ukraine, not Gaza.

On Saturday, France 24's nightly news showed a protester in Paris explaining that "one side in this war is fighting with guns, the other side with rocks."

If only ignorance were the sole reason for that stupid remark.

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