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Why Israel Went to War

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In peacetime, Dan Gordon is a playwright but when Israel goes to war, Gordon becomes part of Israel's IDF spokesmen's bureau. n the eight day of the war and just hours before the cease fire was announced, we met with Gordon.

With the skyline of Ashdod in the background as well as two Iron Dome anti-missile batteries just behind us, Gordon gave CBN News an excellent summary of the war between Hamas and Israel.

It's just under ten minutes long but if you want a great capsule of why Israel felt compelled to respond militarily, Gordon provides a timely and eloquent analysis.

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CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief CBN.com
Chris
Mitchell

CBN News Middle East Bureau Chief In a time where the world's attention is riveted on events in the Middle East, CBN viewers have come to appreciate Chris Mitchell's timely reports from this explosive region of the world. Mitchell brings a Biblical and prophetic perspective to these daily news events that shape our world. Chris first began reporting on the Middle East in the mid-1990s. He repeatedly traveled there to report on the religious and political issues facing Israel and the surrounding Arab states. One of his more significant reports focused on the emigration of persecuted Christians