The claim in Mr. D’Angelo’s July 15 letter regarding the Gaza war—that Israel 'slaughtered' 72,000 Palestinian civilians—is false. The Gaza Health Ministry reports that approximately 73,000 Palestinians were killed in total—a number that includes perhaps tens of thousands of active combatants, not just civilians. That is a deception on your part, Mr. D'Angelo.
For decades, not just Oct. 7, Hamas has engaged in terror, firing thousands of missiles into Israel, sending suicide bombers into cafes, buses, restaurants, hotel lobbies, wedding celebrations in a deliberate effort to destroy any attempt at a peace process—a process they have always opposed.
Furthermore, American Jews and Israelis, have protested Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies regarding the war and West Bank. Millions of Israelis have marched against the government's actions during the war. There was no mention of that in your letter.
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As the Yiddish proverb says: "A half-truth is a whole lie."
Mark Elliott
Green Valley
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