Editor,
Some people seem to think that after terrorists, on Oct. 7, murdered, raped, mutilated and kidnapped their people, mainly civilians, the response of Israel should be judged like some sort of sporting competition with rules. War isn’t like that.
The fact that the viciousness of the sexual assaults were incomprehensibly more savage than most sane people could even imagine, doesn’t seem to make much difference.
Israel has substantial military capability. Hamas knew that, and knew they would hit back. To protect their own criminal assassins, they have hidden behind their own civilians, using them as human shields. They also spent billions in aid money on digging well-equipped military tunnels larger than the New York subway system. They have also continued to abuse the Israeli hostages they still hold. It has now been documented that the UN is directly complicit in these war crimes through UNRWA.
If Israel had been unconcerned about killing Gazan civilians, it could have carpet-bombed the area instead of sacrificing hundreds of its best soldiers in the process of trying to minimize civilian casualties. In fact Israel did more than any army in military history to avoid civilian deaths. It is disgusting that despite these efforts, people still blame Israel for fighting back.
Finally, hordes of pro-Hamas individuals who are plaguing our civil society seem to get a free pass in celebrating the terror tactics of a group which deserve to be wiped from the face of the earth. Something is wrong with this picture.
Desmond Tuck
San Mateo
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(3) comments
Absolutely correct.
"hordes of pro-Hamas individuals who are plaguing our civil society seem to get a free pass in celebrating the terror tactics of a group which deserve to be wiped from the face of the earth" I still wonder who was or is behind the hordes and who financed their activities? Where did all of their banners and flags come from so suddenly? Not that I was looking for one, but where could you even find a Palestinian flag one year ago? This was a well planned attack on Israel and it had already established an organized support group in this country beforehand. That is where the FBI should come in instead of harassing church goers. We are entitled to real answers.
Well written, Desmond. The Hamas terror organization is directly responsible for all deaths and destruction on all sides since their terrorist attack on Israel. As a start, Hamas needs to return all hostages and surrender unconditionally.
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