I do have sympathy for those that are being used by Hamas, not the ones who aren't or those who voted for Hamas. I understand innocents get killed in war, I take no joy in it.
I hope you're not implying I take joy in it either.
I'm simply saying this is reality, that Israel is surrounded by Palestinians who idolize terrorist fighters and suicide bombers the way we idolize celebrities and professional athletes in this country (I borrowed that phrase from a
60 Minutes episode on the Palestinian conflict, that is not a comparison I made up based on nothing).
At some point Israel will be overwhelmed, and what is necessary defense will be spun by others as genocide. But however high the death-toll, it is pure and simple self-preservation of a nation under seige by an ever-increasing Arab population, and an ever more radicalized and bloodthirsty Islamic population.
