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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/arsen-ostrovsky/palestine-bombs-israel_b_2011785.html
My Country Is Under Attack. Do You Care?
(Huffington Post-Canada) Arsen Ostrovsky - I'm angry. As most Americans were waking up Wednesday morning, and those in Europe and elsewhere were going about their daily routines, here in Israel, over one million people were running for cover from a hail of rockets being rained down by Palestinian terrorists in Gaza. In the space of 24 hours, 80 rockets were fired, more than three rockets per hour. One million Israelis is roughly 13% of the population, which compares to about 40 million Americans. I'm angry that in 2012, over 600 rockets have already been fired from Gaza with no end in sight. I'm angry that the world only notices when Israel undertakes its (sovereign) right to defend its citizens. Can you imagine if even one rocket was fired on Washington, London, Paris or Moscow? I'm angry that newspapers like the New York Times lead their stories about the rocket attacks with such headlines as "Four Palestinian Militants Killed in Israeli Airstrikes," and not "Palestinian Terrorists Rain Down 80 Rockets Against One Million Israelis." I'm angry that there is someone out there who does not know me and has never met me, yet still wants to kill me - for no other reason than my being Israeli. The writer is an international human rights lawyer.