Jewish community in Jamaica supports Israel's attack on Gaza

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Jewish community in Jamaica supports Israel's attack on Gaza
Published on Wednesday, December 31, 2008
By Oscar Ramjeet Caribbean Net News Special Correspondent Email: oscar@caribbeannetnews.com KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jewish community in Jamaica is supporting the government of Israel's heaviest bombardment of the Gaza Strip in decades. The airstrikes, which started on Saturday, rank among the deadliest attacks by Israel on Gaza, with more than 300 people, including civilians, killed. The Israeli government has been targeting infrastructure critical to militant group Hamas. According to a top Israeli army official, no Hamas building will be left after the attacks. The Jamaica Gleaner reported that Ainsley Henriques, honourary secretary of the United Congregation of Israelities in Jamaica, in defending Israel’s move, said the Israelis were just defending their citizens. "It is a simple situation, because Hamas did not want to continue the truce and have been firing rockets into Israel," he said. "Half a million Israeli citizens have been subject to rockets being fired. I got an email from a friend in a village over there and he said that he had to be huddled in his house, as it was like the World War II blitz in London by V1 bombs.” Across, the world, however, there has been heavy opposition to Israel's latest move, with protests across the Arab world and in Europe. United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate ceasefire and, while recognising Israel's right to defend itself, has condemned its "excessive use of force".
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