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Here are some additional resources to help you gain insight into the current action between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Thanks to Dave Markell of the local friends of Israel for this information:

Here are three articles that contain background information on Israel’s efforts to end, or at least reduce, the number of missiles be launched into Israel from Gaza.
1) David Harris, Exec. Director of the American Jewish Committee, Why Israel had no choice

2) The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer article.

3) CAMERA’s article

Despite all of the horrors of war, there are still some hopeful stories. From the Israel 21C electronic newsletter, here’s a story about the possibility and reality of cooperation:

During this time of tragic conflict in Gaza and Israel, the media is full of images and stories about violence, and the battle between the Israel Defense Force and Hamas.

But far from the media spotlight, stories of cooperation and coexistence still exist, stories that demonstrate the extraordinary ability of ordinary people on both sides of the conflict to reach out and help one another.

Last week, while missiles were raining down on both Gaza and Israel, Israeli and Palestinian doctors worked together to save the life of Jafar, a two-week-old Palestinian baby, born with a heart defect.