Re: “History’s judgment — Jews everywhere will pay dearly for Netanyahu’s calculated cruelty in Gaza” (June 15, Opinion):
I agree with columnist Thomas L. Friedman’s evaluation that Israel’s stature on this planet might fall into irrefutable disrepair if its violence towards the residents of Gaza doesn’t finish instantly.
What occurred on Oct. 7, 2023, was horrible, heinous and terroristic. Israel unequivocally had the precise to defend itself in opposition to what it skilled that day. However to what diploma? Hamas has militaristically been neutralized and is unpopular politically with its Palestinian constituents. Nonetheless, the navy marketing campaign of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has prioritized a disproportionately deadly response on the Palestinian civilian inhabitants, whereas additionally orchestrating a grotesque and inhumane plan of the way it distributes help to many harmless individuals on the point of hunger.
I keep in mind listening to my Temple De Hirsch Sinai Sunday Faculty lecturers discuss concerning the ethos of Israel being that of righteousness by means of peace and social justice. Via its navy insurance policies in Gaza, I feel Israel has stepped backward centuries to the time when the Jewish individuals have been misplaced — wandering by means of the desert for 40 years trying to find a house, an id. Via its Gaza marketing campaign, I consider this time Israel has misplaced itself.
Corey Goldstein, Seattle
