Rabbi Leder called in to the KPCC-NPR Radio program AirTalk with Larry Mantle. Click the link below to listen to the episode.
Timestamps:
2:30 - Rob Hugh-Jones, news editor at the BBC World Service in London
9:30 - Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback, Stephen Wise Temple
16:30 - Hedab Tarifi, membership committee head for the Islamic Center of Southern California
26:00 - Rabbi Steve Leder, Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Israel Declares War On Gaza Following A Bloody Attack By Hamas
Israel’s defense minister has ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip following an unprecedented incursion into Israel by Hamas fighters. Israel formally declared war on Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for Saturday’s surprise attack. More than 1,100 people have been killed and thousands wounded on both sides. The defense minister’s announcement on Monday came as Israel’s military scoured the country’s south for Hamas fighters and guarded breaches in its border fence with tanks while pounding Gaza from the air. A spokesperson said the Israeli military regained control of border communities taken by Hamas fighters during the attack. But Palestinian militants continued firing barrages of rockets, setting off air raid sirens in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.