{"id":472,"date":"2012-06-22T11:12:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T15:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/isittheendoftheworld\/?p=472"},"modified":"2012-06-22T11:12:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T15:12:23","slug":"rockets-red-glare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2012\/06\/rockets-red-glare.html","title":{"rendered":"Rockets&#8217; Red Glare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is passing strange that so many in the West are ignoring the rocket attacks Hamas has launched on Israeli citizens this week.<\/p>\n<p>An alleged attack by Israelis against a West Bank mosque generated considerable interest around the globe. I watched the story track on various news feeds all day. Not a single story about the Hamas aggression.<\/p>\n<p>With regard to Israel and the Palestinians, do you think a double-standard is being applied?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-472 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2012\/06\/rockets-red-glare.html\/thumbnail-aspx'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2012\/06\/thumbnail.aspx_-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2012\/06\/rockets-red-glare.html\/thumbnail-aspx-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/237\/2012\/06\/thumbnail.aspx_1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is passing strange that so many in the West are ignoring the rocket attacks Hamas has launched on Israeli citizens this week. 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