The Atlantic: "The Progressives Who Flunked the Hamas Test"

[sarisataka]

59. I am truly sorry to tell you

Your message is not getting through.

You (generically not personally) may not condone Hamas but you do not condemn them. Every mention of the slauggt is responded to with a "but". Condemn what was done does not mean you are taking Israel's side.

You express concern for Palestinian children, and rightfully so. You are worried about the suffering of the Palestinian people, again rightfully so.I met Palestinians is Kuwait and found them to be humans, not monsters. They were just people- no better no worse.

On the other hand you make no calls on Hamas to stop firing rockets at Israeli civilians. No revulsion is expressed over the brutal way Israeli children were murdered in front of their families. No concern is expressed over the Israelis held hostage and the threats to execute them.

The message of peace rings hollow when it is only demanded of one side.
*Again, to be clear, I am saying, "You" in the general not personal sense.

Getting back to the rallies, NYC specifically- the mentioned the concert and laughed about the "hipsters" drinking and dancing. They mentioned how "we came for the hipsters and even took some away". The crowd cheered and cheered.

They did not mention 260 or more were gunned down. Taken away was used as a euphemism for kidnapping.
If that is about peace, we have very different definitions of the word.