WEEKLY STANDARD
Israel Under Attack
by Lee Smith
July 21, 2014

Last week, Hamas fired hundreds of rockets and missiles at targets throughout Israel, including the nuclear reactor at Dimona. Two of the three M-75 missiles targeting Dimona missed the mark entirely, but one had to be brought down by Iron Dome, Israel’s antimissile shield. The U.N. considers an attack on a nuclear reactor an act of nuclear terrorism, which in this case might have taken a catastrophic toll on Israel’s population—as well as the Palestinians. And now Obama is offering to play honest broker and negotiate a ceasefire between this terrorist group and our ally Israel. Why not? Just last month, the Obama administration helped usher Hamas into a Palestinian unity government. READ MORE