Hamas Unites Israel
Dear Editor,
Shame on Hamas. Before the terrible incidents over the weekend, Israel was divided. People in Israel, and many other countries, were protesting the far right government of Bibi Netanyahu. Now Israel is united, and protesters will be called antisemitic. Surely Hamas knew what the Israeli government would do after such an attack. If not, all they had to do was look in the Old Testament and see what the people of Israel did to the Jebusites, Philistines and other groups that made the mistake of living on land claimed by the Israelites.
Attacking innocent unarmed civilians is wrong. If I was a conspiracy theorist I would say that Hamas secretly wishes for the elimination of the Palestinian people. Every time that Hamas attacks Israelis, it goes badly for Palestinians. The number of dead Palestinians always outnumbers the number of dead Israelis. I hope that the Palestinian people turn their backs on Hamas and make sure that all the hostages are released unharmed. Shame on Hamas.
Chuck Mann
I would like to remind everyone in 2006 Hamas was elected as the governing body of Palestine and the West Bank. Perhaps had the Palestinian government not spent quite so much money on 10 ‘s of thousands of missiles and rounds of ammunition and weapons of war there would be more thriving businesses and less poverty. they are still fighting a third century religious war.
All this talk about how embarrassing this is to Netanyahu is a joke. Hamas has played right into his hands, or was allowed to. Now Netanyahu has carte blanche to annihilate Palestinians with the world’s permission. Even Egypt is playing along. Lebanon is his next target, if he can entice them to retaliate against his rocket strikes. We’ll soon find out.
Yes, but the Palestinians overwhelmingly support Hamas.
That’s the problem.
Churk, if anyone in Gaza or other areas of the middle east said anything negative about Hamas, Islamic Jihad, etc., they would not exist tomorrow. So, turning their backs on these militant groups is a death warrant. Maybe you can tell Hamas, et, al, how wrong they are to cause war and grief for loved ones who are now gone. If you do, get your affairs in order before you leave.
“If I was a conspiracy theorist I would say that Hamas secretly wishes for the elimination of the Palestinian people.”
Guess what, they don’t really care about the average Palestinian citizen.