The 2014 Gaza Report – a Testimony to Israel’s Democracy
This week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was presented
with a special report, “The 2014 Gaza Conflict: Factual and Legal Aspects,”
prepared by top experts in Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Justice,
National Security Council and the IDF.
The purpose of this in-depth and extremely detailed 276-page
report is to expose
the truth of last summer’s events and how a democracy that is attacked, fights
terrorism while adhering to the rules of international law.
Anybody who is interested in Israel’s actions last summer or
has opined on them, either in words of praise or of criticism, should read this
detailed report in order to gain a more in-depth understanding of the reality
at hand.
To me, this report, accessible to all, is important not only
for its illuminating content, but for the values and principles that motivated Israel
to exert the immense effort necessary to produce it.
A healthy democracy must constantly engage in self-examination
of its actions. A healthy democracy should hold itself accountable to the
highest possible standards. A healthy democracy should sanctify and uphold the values
of human dignity. A healthy democracy should always strive to be transparent
and honest.
I have yet to see any other country in the Middle East, or
for that matter in the world, engage in such a meticulous exercise and produce
such a detailed report of its own actions, and put it out there for the entire
world to see.
This report is yet another compelling testimony to Israel
being a strong, confident and vibrant democracy and it makes me extremely proud
to be an Israeli.
Shabbat Shalom,
Yaron Sideman
Consul General Of Israel,
Mid-Atlantic Region
Consul General Of Israel,
Mid-Atlantic Region
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