There are many critics who feel that Israel is using maximum force in the Gaza Strip but they truly don’t understand the dividing wall. On one side is a land controlled by a gangster organization that rules by the bullet not the ballot and on the other side is the only true Democracy in the Middle East. Israel is not only a threat to the dictators in the Gaza Strip but the entire Middle East as those citizens around her realize that Jew, Gentile and Muslim can live and work together in peace. She is not a perfect land and not every battle is won gallantly but at least she is willing to listen and learn from the past and make herself a better society for all. Israel should expect tougher criticism from the outside world because they like the U.S live up to a higher standard but there is a time and place for such a criticism but today is not that time. Today is a time to stand up for this land of freedom and Democracy against a backdrop of hate and oppression. Please stand with Israel!