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Sam Hilt's avatar

What a strong, beautifully written defense of the simple truth: Israel is the aggrieved party which suffered violent aggression. Israel has responded with remarkable restraint, limiting itself to the goal of making sure Hamas will never be able to repeat its murderous assault.

I spent an hour on X this morning watching the demonstrations around the world protesting Israel's genocidal war against the "poor, innocent Palestinians." It's amazing how the Gazan population who created, elected and supports Hamas are always "innocent civilians," but Jewish students at universities thousands of miles away are somehow guilty and deserve collective punishment.

Thanks for reminding us all of what's real and true in the midst of the swirling craziness of unhinged hatred.

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Seán Gibbons's avatar

Very well put. It wouldn't harm any of our political "leaders" to read this, but most of them seem to be interested only in appeasing the "broken-hearted" anti-Israel/anti-Semitic mob threatening their power. I am neither Israeli nor a Jew. In fact, I am Irish, and I am one of the largely silenced minority in my country who stands firmly with Israel.

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