New Delhi, July. 7 (PTI): India, which along with 28 member countries of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) demanded an end to Israeli military action in occupied areas, today said the step was taken in keeping with its declared position on the West Asia.

Indonesia: National women’s tennis players and association officials were disappointed Thursday by the government’s decision to default the Fed Cup tie against Israel in Tel Aviv due to the host’s military offensive in the Gaza strip.

Indonesia is a staunch supporter of Palestinian statehood and does not have diplomatic relations with the Zionist state.

Indonesia is a staunch supporter of Palestinian statehood and does not have diplomatic relations with the Zionist state.

Asked if Indonesia was ready to pay a reported fine of US$50,000 from the ITF, as well as reimbursement of the Israeli association’s expenses for hosting the tie, Desra said it was only a “material matter”, and stressed that “principles are more important”.

Australia: This latest Israeli assault, far from being an “overreaction” to the capture of an IDF soldier, is part of a strategy to destroy the ability of the democratically elected Hamas government to resist settling the “Palestine/Israel conflict” (as the dispossession of Palestinians is banally labelled) on Israel’s terms and sap the Occupied Territories population’s will to resist.

Turkey: Israel does not Discriminate Between Civilians and Military; 24 Dead

Europe: Brussels. The EU criticized the “excessive” use of force during the operation of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Ynet News reports. This is the first time when the EU sends “harsh” criticism at the Israeli politics against the Palestine autonomy.
The offensive started several days after the kidnapping of Israeli corporal at the checkpoint Kerem Shalom, the publication reports.

Lebanon: But Israel’s ruthless military actions signal that the goal is no longer the return of Soldier Gilad Shalit but rather man slaughtering the Palestinian population not just in Gaza but also in the West Bank.

Palestinians (I just loved this drawing):

And finally, Israelis:

Like a bad symphony with too much screeching, the government’s opus “Summer Rains” immediately became a deafening cacophony that almost makes one desperate. This operation has most of the faults of its predecessors, which led this week to another dead end.

Sensitivity to human life, which Israel demonstrates in quite a selective way, does not justify ordering the strong and frustrated Israel Defense Forces to stand up on its hind legs for the rescue of one soldier. Granted, the Israeli climate does not tolerate such statements, but the army’s power is not intended for showy displays of force. Rather, it is for protecting the rest of the country’s citizens and assisting national policy.