Half of us think Israel is bad. Half of us think Hamas and Palestinians

[TwilightZone]

28. It's not a binary choice.

It's significantly more complicated than you're trying to make it, and there's already a third alternative.

It's quite possible to condemn Hamas and understand that they are a terrorist organization, not dissimilar to Al Qaeda, etc., who uses tactics that intentionally put civilians in harm's way, while also believing that Israel has a right to defend itself, and also wishing that they would minimize civilian casualties as much as possible in their response, with the understanding that collateral damage is a part of war.

Meanwhile, we should acknowledge that Hamas ended a ceasefire when they started this on October 7th and another that was negotiated when hostages were released, so the simplistic demands of an immediate ceasefire may not be the magic solution many seem to believe. It's going to take more than just waving a few banners and posting bumper sticker slogans online.