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Huckabee: Israel didn't draw first blood

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    The Gov on Israeli, Gaza conflict

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New York City.

-- from the time that I first visited Israel in 1973.

I believe that is role as a nation of miracles.

It's a miracle that his role was able to reestablish itself on the very ground that god gave it 4000 years before.

And from which it has been dispersed 2000 years ago.

It's return home despite exceptional -- but not without pain in bloodshed.

It was re establishes the home for the Jewish people that barely survived the Holocaust.

As been relentlessly pursued -- -- never cents.

It stands because of the sacrifice of its people and because of what only can be described as divine Providence.

When it's been attacked by bigger and more prosperous nations it's not only secured stunning military victories buddies ended up with more land -- More closely resembles that which conforms to the biblical deed of trust.

Its enemies of demanded that land be given back.

But when Israel has attempted to give land for peace it gave land but failed to obtain peace.

When it gave up any claim to Gaza and actually forcibly removed its own Jewish people from there it was supposed to be -- peace.

It instead gave terrorist groups like Hamas.

A -- head to spread violence within just a few hundred yards of where Israeli children play shopkeeper sell their merchandise.

And people sleep in their homes.

I stood in front of thousands of good -- -- rockets in the city of Stew wrote that were intended to kill or -- Israeli citizens.

Hundreds of missiles -- rockets have been fired from Gaza into Israel just in the past week.

Like a patient and long suffering adults who puts up with only so much of a rebellious child before finally saying that's enough.

Israel this week decided they would no longer be savagely attacked.

His -- didn't draw first blood but it has now about it will fight until the last -- -- -- not only has the right to defend itself it has the right to eliminate the cancer that is threatening its very existence.

Hamas may rule the -- that it finally crossed a bridge too far.

Because if it's business as usual by the American Media well you might -- sad pictures from Gaza wounded civilians.

What she won't city.

Is that long before the Palestinians who celebrated Hamas had suffered wounds.

They inflicted them on Israel.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

But also pray for the steady resolve -- prime minister Netanyahu.

And the Israeli people.

That's my view.

And I always welcome your.

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