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On university campuses, in the media, and in the general population, there is an warped undertone, even amongst some who support Israel’s right to defend itself, that Israel still has a lot to apologize for, mainly because of the wide gap in numbers of civilian deaths from each of the sides in the conflict.

However, here is a list of 5 things which Israel should never apologize for, all of them being root causes for the unequal number of civilians killed on each side of the conflict:

Israel should never apologize for building bomb shelters for its citizens, while its enemies use their money on weapons to attack Israel. Yes, it is thanks to those bomb shelters that the number of Israeli deaths has been so low.

Israel should never apologize for creating a “Red Color” warning system to warn its citizens of incoming rocket attacks so they can hide, in 15 seconds,  in the closest bomb shelters, whiles its enemies often force their own citizens to stay in areas which Israel warned it would bomb.  Yes, it is thanks to this warning system that the number of Israeli deaths has been so low.

Israel should never apologize for doing its outmost to protect its civilians, whiles its enemies use their very own civilians as human shields.  Yes, it is thanks to this willingness to put its civilians out of harms way that the number of Israeli deaths has been so low.

Israel should never apologize for discharging its most basic moral obligation of protecting its own citizens by defending itself militarily, even as it is trying to spare as many civilians on the other side as humanly possible, while its enemies specifically target civilians for death.  Yes, it is thanks to this willingness to protect its citizens that the number of Israeli deaths has been so low.

Israel should never apologize for holding an ideology which values life, whiles its enemies in Hamas hold an ideology which encourages death and martyrdom.  Yes, it is thanks to this life-loving ideology that the number of Israeli deaths has been so low.