Over the last two years, Sherman’s words come to mind whenever an opponent of Israel and/or supporter of the Palestinians confidently asserts that the violence in Gaza is “not a war” because it is so terrible. Let us, as we should, acknowledge that the Israeli regime’s goal in Gaza is genocide or, at a minimum, the only slightly less odious project of “ethnic cleansing.” There’s zero room for doubt, given Israeli officials’ open public statements, that they want the Palestinian Arabs now living in Gaza either killed off or exiled en masse to make room for Israeli “settlement” of the area. One dodge the “this isn’t a war, it’s [insert term of opprobrium here]” crowd often resorts to is a claimed disproportion in the size and power of the forces involved.
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
Published at: 2025-10-21 21:32:15
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