When Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel that resulted in the killing of more than one thousand innocent Israel citizens, the world opinion was largely sympathetic to Israel and unequivocally condemned attack by Hamas.
When Israel reacted to the situation by launching an attack on Hamas, most sections of the world opinion felt that Israel was justified in exercising its right of defence. Only a few Islamist groups and Islamic terrorists and some motivated so called human rights defenders criticized Israel for its counter attack.
The fact that most of the Arab nations virtually kept silent and did not extend support to Hamas shows clearly that Israel’s position has been vindicated by majority of the Arab nations. This is a significant moral victory for Israel, clearly establishing the fact that most Arab nations have accepted........