The Merchant of Lebanon

Israpundit has determined the criterion for avoiding Israel’s brutal bombing and invasion campaign, which has killed millions of people all over the Middle East just last week alone (<- sarcasm): Don’t bomb or invade Israel.

No Arab or Muslim country that has attacked Israel has ever been attacked by it, no matter how harsh the rhetoric.

All of Israel’s wars have been defensive since 1948. If the world truly accepted that Israel had a right to defend itself, there could be no criticism of its actions, no moral issues, and no talk of war crimes even when innocent civilians get hurt. But Israel’s “right to defend itself,” to which its western critics are careful to pay lip service, hinges on Israel never actually doing so.

Unfortunately, Israel is stuck in the role of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice:

The Jewish State is entitled to armed self-defence; it just cannot shed any blood.