So there’s this horrific attack. Hamas carries out the deadliest assault since Israel pushed it into running Gaza separate from the West Bank. Civilians are killed, so you make the standard statement: Israel has a right to defend itself. Fine. Then…
So there’s this horrific attack. Hamas carries out the deadliest assault since Israel pushed it into running Gaza separate from the West Bank. Civilians are killed, so you make the standard statement: Israel has a right to defend itself. Fine. Then…
Israel goes overboard—indiscriminate bombing, civilians slaughtered, a response so disproportional it borders on psychotic. You hesitate to turn on them, afraid that speaking up means losing your influence. But soon it’s obvious: the felon has the influence, and he’s all in on the hate. He…
works with Netanyahu to make you look weak to both Israelis and Palestinians. What did you do wrong? You trusted Israel. You mistook a nominal alliance for an actual ally, and a nominal democracy for a state that actually values human rights instead of apartheid.