So, briefly, lets talk about Gaza. In the bloodbath that has followed, it is easy to forget the trigger. The Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on October 7 was horrendous and breathtakingly cruel. It was 9-11 in slow motion with innocent individuals slaughtered one by one. Israel's response is another issue, and a difficult one to give support to by people and nations outside. But we were not there on October 7, and we have to keep in mind that in the bloodbath that followed, Hamas has continually invited their own people to die.
The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, was an atrocity. Israel's response to that attack is also an atrocity. Nearly two years and 60,000 bodies later, is Hamas gone? Is Israel safer? Even humanitarian agencies within that country are calling the destruction of Gaza genocide. It is a terrible word, one which Israelis know well. But saying they cannot commit such acts because of who they are is like saying only white people can be racists. It's just not so.
The people of Gaza find their homeland in ruins and their brothers and sisters, sons and daughters facing starvation. People are being killed just trying to reach food. The Netanyahu regime seems to be clinging to power in desperation by prolonging the war. To call it a war is itself ludicrous. You might as well call hunting deer with a high power rifle a fair fight.
Now Netanyahu claims he wants to occupy Gaza.
Most of us can't do anything about what is happening there. But at least we can call it for what it is and express shame that the United States is on the wrong side of this so-called fight. This isn't anti-Semetic. It isn't anti-Israel. It isn't pro-Hamas. It is pro life. Meanwhile, maybe our government can push to increase the flow of humanitarian aid from various international sources to the starving children of Gaza. Otherwise, Gaza will become Israel's Biafra.
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