Carnage in Palestine and anti-semitism.
According to this story a violent series of air strikes has left the Gaza strip in utter destruction, with 200 people dead and another 200+ injured. It is unclear as to what prompted such a backlash, but apparently Hamas fired longer ranging rockets this time. UPDATE: I recognize that Hamas has been firing rockets for years and has launched thousands in that time. I was unclear as to why this last firing served as the catalyst for this war. What is disturbing about this development is the timing. Anti- semitism appears to be on the rise and with US continuing to defend Israel the anti-Jew crowd will have more to scream and shout about. My observations, and they may be purely coincidental is that a growing number of people are holding the Jews responsible for our financial crisis. I am seeing this on YouTube, specific websites and forums. There are circles that are known for hate - like the white nationalists or Nation of Islam Muslims , but now a group of disenfranchised Ron Paul s