What Are The Alternatives?

I've noted that, in the DEM/MSM (my acronym for the Defeatist, Elitist Media), there is much ado about Israel's response to Hamas rocket and mortar attacks sourcing from the Gaza Strip (click on photo for expanded and detailed view).

Many media outlets are typifying Israel's response as "horrific," "disproportionate" -- some go so far as to suggest it's tantamount to "mass murder" and of children as well.

Israelis themselves are questioning the response.

Haaretz columnist, Akiva Eldar writes, in his column entitled "The way out of Gaza:"

The tremendous population density in the Gaza Strip does not allow a "surgical operation" over an extended period that would minimize damage to civilian populations. The difficult images from the Strip will soon replace those of the damage inflicted by Qassam rockets in the western Negev. The scale of losses, which works in 'favor' of the Palestinians, will return Israel to the role of Goliath."

Further, he writes:

The uncensored images broadcast by Al Jazeera to hundreds of millions of homes in the Arab world do not work to the benefit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was photographed several days ago speaking with Livni. A single Qana-like incident would be enough to make the masses of refugees congregate at the Rafah crossing and sabotage the unwritten agreement between Israel and Egypt against Hamas.

Last Sunday, December 28th, hundreds of persons fleeing Gaza broached the border with Egypt. What most didn't hear or don't know is that Egypt reacted by sending hundreds of Egyptian troops to the border, who fired into the masses, wounding many. Disproportionate? Understanding of their fellow Arab and Palestinian brothers and sisters?

As I wrote before (Wednesday, 12-31-08), the Arab world could end this in 24 hours by providing land for the "Palestinians." But the topic is not even raised. By anyone. Arab brothers are not interested in helping their fellow brothers.

Clearly the bulk of the media and portions of the world object to Israel's military response, that much is obvious.

On the other hand, Sammy Benoit (our famous Yid With Lid: please check my Suspects sidebar!) writes in his IsraelNationalNews.com article "Questions About Proportionality": how many rockets would make it okay?

How many Jews had to die to make Israel's response proportionate - five, ten, 100? Should the United Nations develop a system that gives a value to each life and determines when they could be protected? How many Israelis equals the self-defense "tipping point"? How many English? Since they never have the guts to fight, would the French be more or less?

So I ask again: How many rockets make it okay to protect your citizens? Was America's response to the How many bombs can land in Britain before the British can respond?bombing of Pearl Harbor "disproportionate"? What about England's response to the bombing of London during World War II? The Nazis were trying to destroy England in the same way Hamas is trying to destroy Israel.

My question to the Media and the World is then: what should Israel's response have been?

Oddly enough, I hear many complaints but no, repeat, no suggestions.

BZ