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From the BBC
This and many other news reports describe the conflict in Gaza; war is always horrible and completely contrary to Christian principles of peace and love.
But how should Christians react to this conflict? How do we separate that which is completely contrary to Christian principles from that which is a necessary response to terror?
A few comments:
1. This war started because of the indiscriminate firing of rockets into southern Israel- and this firing continues. This is absolutely wrong, and no state would ever tolerate such aggression and is justified in trying to stop it.
2. Israel's nuclear facilities at Dimona are only about 70 km from Gaza City- this also likely factors into why they are so concerned about rocket fire.
3. It seems that a primary purpose of Gaza is to be a forward base for terrorist operations against Israel. Why else would the Palestinians there put so much effort into building tunnels across the border to Egypt and smuggling all sorts of weapons into Gaza? Why are the Israelis finding thousands of tons of weapons in all sorts of buildings, including mosques?
Given these facts, how should the world respond? I know that it is the Israelis doing the dirty work, but the war against terror is something that every nation needs to support. But how should war against terror be conducted so that it is both effective against terrorists, but also upholds the Christian values that it is trying to uphold?
This and many other news reports describe the conflict in Gaza; war is always horrible and completely contrary to Christian principles of peace and love.
But how should Christians react to this conflict? How do we separate that which is completely contrary to Christian principles from that which is a necessary response to terror?
A few comments:
1. This war started because of the indiscriminate firing of rockets into southern Israel- and this firing continues. This is absolutely wrong, and no state would ever tolerate such aggression and is justified in trying to stop it.
2. Israel's nuclear facilities at Dimona are only about 70 km from Gaza City- this also likely factors into why they are so concerned about rocket fire.
3. It seems that a primary purpose of Gaza is to be a forward base for terrorist operations against Israel. Why else would the Palestinians there put so much effort into building tunnels across the border to Egypt and smuggling all sorts of weapons into Gaza? Why are the Israelis finding thousands of tons of weapons in all sorts of buildings, including mosques?
Given these facts, how should the world respond? I know that it is the Israelis doing the dirty work, but the war against terror is something that every nation needs to support. But how should war against terror be conducted so that it is both effective against terrorists, but also upholds the Christian values that it is trying to uphold?
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