Was Israel Actually the One Who Broke the Cease Fire?

And if so, why is that not what we are being told on the mainstream media?

These questions would likely fall on the ears of many Americans as lies propagated by someone who is against Israel, or who is sympathetic to Hamas. Indeed, throughout the media, the reporting discussing the Israeli airstrikes and subsequent ground invasion of Gaza has been filled mostly with the sentiment that although Israel is using excessive force, they have no other option because they are only protecting themselves and responding to rocket fire, since Hamas felt it necessary to break the cease fire agreement.

Therefore, when one brings up this question, many see it as a lie. But how can a question be a lie? A question is not a manner of taking sides, its a manner of getting the record straight, and to rebuke questions of this sort means that the bias is actually in favor of Israel. If Israel were really at no fault, no question should be off limits, and no foreign press should be forbidden.

So what is the answer, what is the truth? The truth is that on Election Day, a day when every American had a much more intriguing news on their mind, Israel was the one who broke the cease fire by bombing a Hamas tunnel. Here is a clip from CNN where they fact check this allegation, and confirm that it is indeed true.



Of course, one of the commentators followed up the revelation by stating that Israel had no choice but to bomb this tunnel, because they were sure Hamas was going to use it to kidnap their soldiers, but this really misses the point. I'm sure Hamas isn't shooting rockets into Israel for the fun of it, and they probably feel that some excuse gives them just cause to do so.

Somehow, whenever Israel bombs or kills, our media justifies it, but when Hamas or Hezbollah or anyone else does it, nobody looks for a reason or an excuse, its simply not acceptable. Amazingly enough, even when Israeli munitions kill children, they still aren't found at fault, and instead Hamas is blamed for the fact that they don't build these targets in places where it is convenient for them to be bombed.

Hamas is far from innocent in this matter, but when all the excuses run out, and Israel doesn't seem so angelic compared to their enemies, there's always the old standby excuse of "Well, this is war, and during war, terrible things happen." Perfect, so in order to solve your problems, you go to war, and make a much worse situation.