Yet in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military bombardment has killed more than 600, most of whom would not be Hamas militants. Women and children have died and been wounded. US Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel has a right to defend itself and calls on Hamas to accept the terms of the Egyptian truce proposal.
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Where is the moral outrage at the mass killing of civilians being carried out by the vastly superior military forces of Israel?
It may be appropriate to portray Palestinians as terrorists because they fire rockets at Israel, but the response cannot be seen as proportionate, surely?
Society does not condone acts of greater violence as a response to a violent act between individuals. It is impossible to see peace resulting from the killing and wounding of hundreds. Peace will come when there is global condemnation of both sides, instead of laying the blame for the conflict solely at the feet of Hamas.
