Letter to The Washington Post

Dear Editor, What should have been titled, "Israel thwarts terror attack," was instead titled "Israel bombs tunnel in Gaza" (11/2/13). In doing so, The Washington Post reverses culpability, portraying the aggressor as the victim and disregarding the significance of Israel's achievement. The Post did mention that Egypt has also been destroying tunnels, but these tunnels were smuggling goods. To the contrary, this was not the purpose of the tunnel that Israel destroyed. The purpose, as evidenced by the tunnel’s endpoint - a civilian community - was clearly meant for terror and/or kidnapping, as Hamas is wont to do. The Post also states that "Israel and Hamas are bitter enemies." In reality, Hamas is at war with Israel, not the other way around, nor is it mutual. Hamas has launched thousands of rockets and mortars in an attempt to destroy Israel, whereas Israel just wants to live in peace. Is it that difficult to get this story right? Michael Berenhaus