No longer defending Israel

[ShazzieB]

61. None of us has the right to judge which of us has "a sense of decency."

Not you, not me, not anyone! No matter how much any of us may disagree with each other, that is NOT our prerogative!

I have always supported the right of the state of Israel to exist and the right of the Jewish people to have a homeland. I still do. That does NOT mean I am required to support every single policy and action of Bibi Netanyahu and his extreme right wing government.

I have been staying out of threads like this one for the most part. They give me a headache, because I have this annoying habit of being able to see things from more than one perspective at the same time. That means I have a very hard time taking sides, and these threads always seem to be all about taking sides in a very black and white way.

I'm not going to take sides now, either, at least not in the black and white way I see a lot of people doing. I can't do that, because I just don't see things that way.

Hamas is terrible, and what they did at that concert was horrific. I understand why Israel wants to eliminate that organization completely. I am skeptical about how realistic a goal that is, but I get it. I do not, however, support every aspect of how Bibi is going about things.

In particular, I do not and cannot support deliberately targeting humanitarian aid workers who are there to try to feed starving people. I imagine some do not believe that's what happened, but all the evidence I've seen points in that direction, and I can't ignore it. If anyone here thinks that means I don't have a "sense of decency," all I can say is you're entitled to your opinion, but I'm equally entitled to reject such a pronouncement.