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Peter Nayland Kust's avatar

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is without a doubt controversial, and awakens considerable passions on all sides.

However, I would like to remind all who read and comment here of the golden rule of discussions on this Substack: disagreement is welcome, but being disagreeable is not.

Comments which are laced with bigotry of any kind, whether it be against the Palestinian Arabs or against the Israelis, will not be tolerated, will be deleted, and the authors of such poison banned. Trolling is not welcome and will be similarly excised.

This does not mean that Israel cannot be criticized and even condemned for their actions. It does not mean that Hamas cannot be criticized and condemned. It does mean that everyone needs to temper their rhetoric with a modicum of civility and a double dose of logic.

Everyone will have their opinions about the parties to this conflict and what should be done, and this is entirely as it should be. However, as we share and discuss those opinions, as well as such facts as inform those opinions, let us be mindful to be respectful to one another, and to remember that the ones who are suffering are the ones caught in the middle of all the violence.

Let us think on those caught up in this or any war with compassion. War is hell all on its own. We do not need to add to that hell with yet more hatred and anger. There's plenty of that already.

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Turfseer's avatar

This wouldn't have happened if not for the terrorist attack on October 7th. Did these monsters care about civilians when they placed babies in ovens and set them on fire? Some of these atrocities are beyond the imagination. Hamas has a history of operating in civilian areas. So they bear the responsibility for the casualties. You expect Israel to "play fair" when the enemy never has. You can never defeat terrorism if you "play fair." It's a fact of war.

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