Many American Jews are unwittingly playing a dangerous game. They are much too critical of Israeli policies and Israel’s prime minister, and they are often loud about it. Progressive Jewish politicians take stands against Israel, playing to anti-Israel sentiment among voters including some hyper-critical Jewish ones. “Genocide” is bandied about when no such thing happened in Gaza. 

Some Americans, including American Jews, believe it did happen. Fact: If Israel had been intent on eradicating the Gazan population, there wouldn’t have been messages and phone calls warning the population to remove itself from neighborhoods where IDF activities against Hamas were imminent.

Recap: Hamas terrorists, augmented by “civilian” Gazans, horrifically attacked Israel in a sneak attack, killing more than 1,200 Israelis and others and kidnapping more than 250. Babies, children, young adults, and older ones were slaughtered, many while attending a “love” music festival, and others sleeping in their beds. The Hamas strategy is hiding behind Gazan men, women, and children – human shields. Purposefully, the mass media designated Israel’s fierce response as “genocide”, ignoring the criminal Hamas leaders who depended on as many dead Gazans as possible to gain the world’s sympathy. 

The Gazan so-called health ministry reports that 70-80,000 Gazans were killed during the fighting. The IDF accepts that estimate. However, the health ministry count doesn’t differentiate between fighters and civilians and includes Gazans killed by errant Hamas rockets and those........

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