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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak bragged two years ago as bombs and white phosphorus fell on Gaza, “We have totally changed the rules of the game.”
 
He was right and with tragic consequence. Shortly after Christmas 2008 Israel unleashed its air force to bomb Gaza, killing in the first five minutes more than 200 people. The war went on until just before President Obama took office.  Hundreds of civilians were killed, thousands injured, and more than 14,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. The war on Gaza was condemned practically everywhere, except Washington.
 
Israel did not destroy Hamas, but succeeded in filling the minds of our children with images of killed people. Fear was instilled in young hearts. As a psychiatrist I can testify that the effects of the war have touched everyone’s mind.

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