World encourages Hamas

The military campaign in the Gaza Strip has not yet officially ended, but for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, things are clear: Israel violated international law, and those responsible for the shelling of U.N. facilities in Gaza must be prosecuted.

There is no rest for Israel. After four weeks of Hamas rocket fire, Israel is now facing diplomatic artillery fire from the U.N., which is testing Israel's legal Iron Dome.

The world is hypocritical, as we've already said many times. On Wednesday, at the pro-Palestinian U.N. General Assembly, which held a special meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza (not Iraq, Pakistan, Nigeria or Libya), Ban said there was one guilty party -- Israel. No, not the terrorist group that fires rockets and mortars at a sovereign nation. And not the terrorist group that uses civilians as human shields. At the U.N., Israel has no competition for the role of guilty party.

Before a commission of inquiry has even made any findings, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay is already talking about Israeli "war crimes."

The international media provided unbalanced coverage of the war in Gaza, but at least three respectable journalists from different countries (France, India and Finland) revealed in their reports that Hamas fired rockets at Israel from launchers positioned next to civilian areas and U.N. facilities.

But for Ban, this "does not justify jeopardizing the lives and safety of many thousands of innocent civilians. Our U.N. flag must be respected and assure protection to those in need." Interpretation: If you're an IDF soldier and someone near a UNRWA school tries to kill you, you should hide, escape or ignore it.

Let us recall that NATO, with U.N. backing, bombed Serbia for more than 70 straight days during the Kosovo War in 1999. Many sites in Belgrade were struck, including the Chinese embassy.

But the world decides which attacks are justified. If, for example, you were an American soldier who shot at Iraqi civilians during the tough battle for the city of Fallujah (remember this-), you made an fair mistake. But if you are Israeli, you are a war criminal.

Israel, as expected, is taking much criticism, while Hamas, a terrorist group, is getting the benefit of the doubt from the world. By doing this, the world is encouraging Hamas to use Palestinian civilians as human shields again during the next war.

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