The Churches happily support Hamas in their current propaganda pretence that Gaza is under siege and has its electricity supply cut off by Israel, in punishment for a few ‘home-made’ (like cakes or toffee) missiles.

Here is a spotlight shone on the lies.

Similar headlines appear in many media outlets. You could be forgiven for thinking that Israel has cut off the entire electricity supply to the Gaza Strip.

Despite ongoing Qassam attacks from the territory, Israel has not switched off the electricity. In fact, Hamas itself shut down Gaza's only power station after inviting the media to watch it do so.

And here are Church leaders, eager to believe anything they are told by the Palestinian version of Goebbels.

This particular message, from the Archbishop of Liverpool, is rather revealing. Whose lives count for something and whose do not? See if you can guess.

'Both Bishop William Kenney, Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, and I have just returned from a visit to the Holy Land. It was very clear that there can be no secure justice and peace for the peoples of this land which leaves out Gaza. Together with the Churches of the Holy Land we will never be silent in the face of violence. To violence is now added the undermining of life, especially for the most vulnerable in Gaza, by the closure of access for aid and restrictions to the supply of energy. We may not remain silent and must call on everyone to place at the centre of every decision the needs of children and all those who are most vulnerable. You are and your people are very much in our prayers at this time.'

Never silent in the face of violence? How many Episcopal protests did we hear against the violence of Palestinian terrorists during frequent massacres of Jews, before the 'wall' was built? How many protests against the on-going and relentless violence of Hamas missiles raining down on civilians? They were very quiet in the face of violence against an innocent young Ecuadorian man (perhaps Catholic? They don’t know. They don’t care) shot in the back by Palestinians.

We may not remain silent and must call on everyone to place at the centre of every decision the needs of children and all those who are most vulnerable.

But not the needs of Israeli children, victims of those ‘home-made’ missiles.