(Gatestone Institute) Amir Taheri - News outlets controlled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) keep mentioning the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel as "the battle that ended the myth of Zionist invincibility." The fact that the attack was an ambush unleashed against unarmed people, including youths attending a concert, and not a battle, is beside the point. The BBC gives massive coverage to diplomatic initiatives to bring about a ceasefire. If there is no sign of a ceasefire, the reason is Israel's obstinacy. Forgetting that fire is coming from both sides, the BBC wants only Israel to rein in its furies, never mentioning that Hamas, too, could help by stopping rocket attacks on Israeli civilians. BBC commentators imply that Israel is no longer in real danger from Gaza and thus should be magnanimous and accept a "humanitarian ceasefire" which, according to the wise men of London, will encourage Hamas, too, to cease fighting. While the BBC constantly warns of the Gaza war expanding into a regional conflict involving Iran, IRGC Quds Force chief Maj.-Gen. Ismail Qa'ani said: "We give our Arab brothers who join the Resistance Front everything they want, including arms and training. But we shall not fight on their behalf." The writer was executive editor-in-chief of the daily Kayhan in Iran from 1972 to 1979.
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