There Will Be War In The Middle East - World War III The military action that we are watching in the Middle East right now is just a preview of coming attractions. Tensions in the region are rising with each passing day, and all sides have been anticipating future conflicts and preparing for war for decades. It would be wonderful if everyone could sit down, forgive each other and agree to quit fighting, but that is not going to happen. Most of us that live in the western world have a very difficult time understanding the mindset of those immersed in these conflicts. In the Middle East, there are vendettas and grudges that go back literally thousands of years. Children are raised in schools where they are taught to bitterly hate their enemies from the time that they are first able to speak. As Americans, we have forgiven former enemies such as Germany and Japan and we just expect that everyone else should be able to forgive as well. But that is simply not the way that it works over there, and there is no long-term solution in the Middle East that is going to be acceptable to all sides. Right now, Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Muslim Brotherhood, Syria and Iran are all preparing for war. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail in this current crisis, but that will only delay the inevitable. There will be war in the Middle East. Yes, politicians such as Barack Obama will do their best to broker more “peace agreements”, but even the declaration of a “Palestinian state” will never stop the fighting. In fact, it would just set the stage for more war. I don’t mean to sound pessimistic about the region, but the truth is that there will be more war until it is not possible to fight any longer. Any “peace plan” will just be a pause in the warfare. But hopefully the current crisis in the Middle East will not immediately erupt into a full-blown regional war. That would not be good for the global economy. In fact, that would not be good for anyone at all. Here are some of the most recent developments… -Hamas has launched dozens of rockets into Israel since Saturday. At one point, the IDF estimated that at least 130 rockets had been fired from Gaza. Other estimates have put the number of rocket attacks much higher. -In response, the IDF launched a military operation in Gaza on Wednesday. This involved the killing of the head of the military wing of Hamas, Ahmed Jabari, in an airstrike that was captured on video. You can see video of the airstrike right here. -The IDF also attacked more than 20 underground rocket launchers in Gaza. The goal was to stop them from launching more rockets into Israel. Apparently those rocket launchers were capable of hitting targets 25 miles over the border into Israel. -In response to the Wednesday attacks by the IDF, a substantial number of rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel. The IDF says that the Iron Dome missile defense system was able to intercept 13 of the rockets. -The IDF says that the military operations they conducted on Wednesday were part of a “major offensive” and that a ground attack may also be coming. -“Operation Pillar of Defense” is the code name that has been given to this campaign. -The IDF is not taking any options off the table. The following is from a message posted on the IDF Twitter account… “All options are on the table. If necessary, the IDF is ready to initiate a ground operation in Gaza.” -In particular, the IDF is being very open about the fact that top Hamas leaders will be targeted. The following is from another message posted on the IDF Twitter account… “We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead.” -The U.S. State Department has denounced Hamas for the rocket attacks against Israel and is saying that Israel has the right to self-defense. -The military wing of Hamas says that Israel “has opened the gates of hell.” -One top Hamas official, Khalil al-Haya, is very clear about what his goal is… “The battle between us and the occupation is open and it will end only with the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem” –Islamic Jihad has released a statement that is very critical of the IDF attack on Wednesday… “Israel has declared war on Gaza and they will bear the responsibility for the consequences.” In Egypt, the head of the most important political party is warning that Egypt may have to get involved if the fighting continues. The following is from a Breitbart report…

• published: 29 May 2015
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