Yesterday, a friend of One Jerusalem who lives in Tel Aviv sold a car he owned to an Arab who lives in Haifa. After concluding the transaction that Arab taxi driver and our friend engaged in a little chit chat about the ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas.

The taxi driver told our Jewish friend that he should not misinterpret the silence of Arab Israelis on the topic of Hamas. He said it would be personally dangerous for Israeli Arabs to voice their real feelings on the topic of Gaza and Hamas. But he prayed that Israel does not finish its operations in Gaza before Hamas is destroyed.

Last night, a poll conducted in Israel showed that a large majority of Israelis support continuing the operation in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed. You even get the sense from the reports that Egypt and Saudi Arabia are stepping up diplomatic efforts to end the conflict that there is no sense of urgency to bring the Israeli military operation to a close.

Israel is not only defending its citizens against attacks from Hamas but it is crippling a terrorist organization that threatens other Arabs. If you have not done so read British MK Michael Gove's article on this topic.