Gaza goes global

Israel's operation to defend its people from Hamas rockets is having repercussions far beyond Gaza and the besieged cities of Sderot and Ashkelon. It is taking on a global reach and having a global impact, particularly for Jews in much of Western Europe and Latin America.

Assaults against Jews are on the rise. In Europe, Jews have been threatened and beaten on the street and synagogues firebombed. "Jews to the gas chambers" has been chanted at anti-Israel demonstrations in Europe and similar calls for death to Jews have been heard across the Arab and Muslim world.

While much of the violence and anti-Semitic graffiti has spilled over from anti-Israel rallies, where Israel and Jews are routinely likened to Nazis, it is part and parcel of the incitement against Jews and "World Zionism" endorsed by the terrorist leaders of Hamas. 

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World leaders need to act on Gaza

It is almost as if the world is begging Israel to go into Gaza with a full scale invasion. How else can one interpret the international silence and inaction in the face of Hamas and Islamic Jihad's escalating rocket assault on Sderot, the production of more long-range and sophisticated rockets by Hamas, and the continued smuggling in the huge quantities of weapons and materials to the terrorist regime.

The international community has been surprisingly good, overall, in refusing to deal with the Hamas leadership until it recognizes Israel and halts terror. It has been far less good in helping Israel address the daily rocket barrage on Sderot and environs. Where are the public statements of condemnation by world leaders? Where are the UN resolutions condemning Hamas for attacking the Jewish state from Gaza long after Israel pulled out? Where are proposals for international forces -- UN, NATO, the Quartet -- to intervene and place themselves in Gaza to prevent the rocket attacks and make it unnecessary for Israel to have to consider reentering Gaza as the only way to change the dynamic and protect its citizens.

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