Operation Sunshine

 
   Everything has a name, so let's give it a name. Say, Operation Sunshine. And the purpose of Operation Sunshine? you ask. Well, to bring sunshine and happiness to the Gazans. How? You ask. Well, by getting emergency supplies through.
   And who is conducting Operation Sunshine? Well, Israel, of course. Yes, you heard correctly -- Israel.
   See, at present, the emergency supplies have great difficulty getting in. And, perhaps you have heard of the times Israel has tragically and perhaps accidentally taken out some relief workers. Perhaps, for example, you heard about the World Food Kitchen. You caught the part about Israel killing seven of their charity workers, I suppose.
   A mistake, perhaps, but a colossal one.
   Would Israel make the same mistake if it were delivering the supplies themselves? Would they blow away their own personnel?
   Let the provisions convoy bear two flags, and have two insignias on all the vehicles -- one of Israel and one of the UN. That way, Hamas knows it is a charity convoy, not an attacking force.  They have no excuse for attacking the supply line.
   And, if they do, here's the trick: Israel is bringing in the provisions and Hamas is knocking them out. Suddenly, if the emergency supplies are not making it in, it is Hamas, not Israel, that must face the castigation of the world. 
   And, if Hamas blows up a charity convoy, it sends an unmistakable message to the Gazan residents: Israel is on your side, not Hamas. The Israelis are your heroes. 
   But, send UN watchkeepers in with the Israeli relief workers. Give the Israeli aid workers strict instruction: You are not to fire on Hamas even if you know they are Hamas -- unless, of course, they fire on you. The UN watchkeepers are there to witness who takes the first shot, supposing violence breaks out. Israel cannot use the charity effort as a front for their war efforts because the UN workers are along to witness which side is shooting first.