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The statement of the Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem Michel Sabbah on the recent round of armed conflict in around Gaza with our comments.

The mini-war was once again widely regarded as a local conflict between Israel and the Palestinian national movement, but the bigger picture reveals a much larger, regional, conflict that is overseen by the regime in Iran.

Rather than being bogged down in security arguments or bragging about the sacrifices Israel has made for peace, friends of the Jewish state must speak primarily of Jewish rights and about how anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism. Everything else is generally a waste of time and effort.

As we publish this, rockets are still being fired at Israeli civilians from Gaza, and reports are circulating that Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have agreed to an Egypt-mediated ceasefire. The coming hours will tell.