"Israel is a strong and close friend of the United States, and is confronting grave threats from Gaza to Tehran." (Barack Obama)


"I haven't checked lately, but last I heard 14 Israelis have been killed by Gaza rockets since 2000, while according to Betzelem, in 2006 alone, Israeli forces killed 660 Palestinians, most of whom are from Gaza. Israeli forces have slain entire families. Since 2000, almost 4,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, half of them children, and more than 20,000 wounded. This doesn't count deaths due to lack of proper medical care and medicines since Israel closed Gaza's borders. So if Israel is facing grave threats, then Gaza's threats are apocalyptic, yet they go unmentioned. Meanwhile, Iran has no army, navy or air force while Israel has the 4th most powerful military in the world with over 200 nuclear warheads and is making practice flights to bomb Iran.
This will be another long 4 years ..." (Yasmine, see link)