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“This is a justified response to the provocation of Israel existing.”

There was no more justification for the attacks on Israel than there are for other wanton military or terrorist attacks. But c'mon, those words in quotes are yours, not theirs, Bari. Perhaps they would call it a response to apartheid, to the illegal settlements, and the cluster bombs and other horrible things done to Palestinians by the Israeli government. While Hamas does indeed seek the obsolescence of the Israeli State, it can't be assumed that all Palestinians do. And it should not be assumed that Americans who believe the Palestinians are justified are also thinking this is one more step toward the elimination of Israel. Many of them, like the idiots in the 30-some student organizations at Harvard supporting the strikes against Israel, are just drunk with woke power, eliminating terms like "you guys" (Stanford) because it is sexist, and "fields" of study (USC) because it's racist and nods to slavery. And they have continued to be encouraged by people who used to be liberals, until they decided to support war, censorship, surveillance of citizens, etc. Those misguided people cheering likely hope this is a step toward less apartheid. A horrible and seriously misguided one, in my opinion.

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