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"In December of 2008, the Taliban mounted an aggressive attack against Swat, Pakistan. Civilians and tribal leaders were massacred, public executions were held, bridges were bombed, schools destroyed and travel virtually blocked into the region. Also in December of 2008, after suffering three years of rocket and mortar attacks from Hamas, Israel embarked on a justifiable defensive war in Gaza. The Israelis took extreme measures to safeguard civilians by warning them of the coming attacks and scheduling ceasefires to permit the delivery of food and medial supplies. The brutal attack by the Taliban registered as barely a blip on the world stage. Yet, Israel’s actions generated international outrage and condemnation by the media, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the United Nations. Israel was censured for ‘crimes against humanity.’ Worldwide demonstrations against Israel and Jews resulted in vandalism against places of worship, schools and community centers. A double standard is obviously at play. The world is silent when Muslim extremists commit atrocities. But let Israel finally defend itself and take action against a Muslim aggressor and the situation is turned inside out. The aggressor is portrayed as the victim, while Israel and its people, the real victims, receive worldwide condemnation." "During Operation Cast Lead, NGO’s like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam accused Israel of indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks. It negated Israel’s right to counter-terrorism operations by discounting Israeli suffering and its right to self-defense. Fifty NGO’s issued more than 500 statements accusing Israel of war crimes and called for international sanctions and investigations.  Some accused Israel of using ‘disproportionate’ force, ignoring the fact that the Hamas Charter specifically calls for the annihilation of the Jewish state. One NGO forum, the Durban Conference – allegedly established for the protection of human rights but which has focused exclusively on "atrocities" committed by Israel since its inception – planned to devise a strategy to use boycotts and legislative action to punish Israel and charge the Jewish state with ‘crimes against humanity.’ The United Nations, which has crafted more resolutions against Israel than any other country in the world, including North Korea, Cuba, Communist China and Iran, also called for investigations into possible Israeli war crimes. Missing was any U.N. outrage when Hamas terrorists fired mortars at Israelis near a U.N. school or when Hamas stole food and other humanitarian aid meant for Palestinians during the Gaza operation."