A lot of formerly conservative and reasonable political types have decided to blame Isreal for the chaos in the Middle East. It is fashionable. All the “cool kids” seem to be supporting the side that started the most recent battle in the region.
Notably, the great majority of them hold these two positions simultaneously: 1, Ukraine should fight hard against Russia until they win, no matter the cost. And, 2, Israel needs to be calm, measured, and proportionate in their response, while bearing all accountability for the suffering in the region. Got it?
It is hard to imagine an explanation for this other than antisemitism. Give us a better explanation. We’ll wait.
With respect to all those who carry a different viewpoint, the trend today is to blame Israel for a problem started by Hamas. And these positions are justified by believing reports on Israel that come from Hamas. It is as if we believed the mafia dons instead of the DOJ.
Hamas and their allies, including dreck like AOC and Omar and Sanders and Harris, justify and build support for Hamas while ignoring our long-time ally in Israel.
This just in: war is bad. Innocent people die. That is not the fault of Israel. It was true when the Allies bombed Dresdent and Hiroshima, and it is true when they attack Gaza City.
One solution, of course, for people who don’t like civilian casualties would be for them to not massacre innocents themselves. Israel did not attack Hamas October 7. Hamas attacked Israel, and there should be a massive price. For me, I can justify wiping out Hamas leadership and fighters, permanently, without apology. They have lost their seat at the table of reasonable debate.
Have you heard the mindless ranting that “war never solves anything?” BS. It is often the very thing that solves problems.
Were the Nazis a problem? Of course. WW II solved it. And a ton of non-military casualties was part of the price we paid.
One assumes the people wadding their panties about possilbe civilian starvation – we actually don’t know how many people are starving, or why – would have opposed the ending of WW II because we bombed civilians. To say otherwise would be hypocritical.
No one is targeting civilians. Well, Hamas does, in a sense, by way of hiding behind them or under buildings where women and children are used by human shields.
Hamas started it, they are evil, they are among the most cruel and despicable governing bodies extant. (Name one that is worse. North Korea, maybe?) They are dedicated to wiping out all Jews, and America in the bargain. And people like Biden and AOC and Harris carry their water for them. And the Democrat Party has nominated a man devoted to wiping out Jews, and Americans, to be mayor of our largest city.
No one likes to have civilian casualties, which is one of many reasons our president is trying to end it. But implying Israelis are targeting reporters or children is irresponsible. And false. There is no accurate and credible information coming out of Gaza except possibly that from Israelis forces, American intelligence, and NGOs. And nearly all NGOs say Israel is not preventing food and other aid from getting to Gaza. But once there, Hamas leadership steals or misappropriates it.
It is up to you if you want to trust people who live streamed themselves raping, torturing, and massacring innocent people. If you give Hamas your loyalty or trust, God help you.
The food being distributed in Gaza gets there with the assistance of the Israelis and international aid organizations. Those same organizations deny the charges of Israeli genocide against Gaza. Genocide is the planned extermination, as a matter of policy, of a group of people. That is simply not what is happening in Gaza.
No sane person can blame Israel for the inexcusable ways Hamas treats its own people. They keep them unsafe, hungry, and in harm’s way. It isn’t you, me, or Benjamin Netanyahu.
BTW, there is no nation called Palestine, and never has been. A two-state solution has been offered repeatedly and rejected by the Arabs, including Hamas. And if there ever are two such states, one of them might be called Palestine. Fine. I couldn’t care less what they call it. But the often-repeated fiction is that the land from which Israel was formed was taken from a nation called Palestine. That just isn’t true. But you even hear U. S. representatives saying it.
“Palestinians” is a term that is widely used today because it was promoted by Yassar Arafat. He needed a good way to brand anti-Israel radicals. Thus the “PLO” cane to be. Which isn’t to say he invented the term, of course. But he recognized the value in seizing on an old term to represent a current cohort.
Today, millions of people want to “return” the “Palestinians” to a nation that has never existed. It is astounding how much world history is forged by false impressions and propaganda.
BTW, even major Arab nations in the region – Egypt, Jordan, for example – don’t want Hamas/Gazans. Egypt has a wall to keep them out that is bigger and more effective than anything we have on our Southern border. Arab nations won’t even allow Gazans in. Why do you think that is? Is it because the Gazans are loving, innocent people, blameless in it all, who just want rainbows and unicorns for a peaceful world?
Some, not all, of the Hamas apologists mean well. But sometimes the world offers moral clarity. This is such a time.
People who buy into all the anti-Israel garbage are doing the bidding of today’s Nazis. We need to pick a side, and they’ve picked the bad guys. Sorry to be so blunt, and nothing personal, but the anti-Israel propaganda machine has worked on a lot of otherwise intelligent and principled people.