A Christmas letter ignores the point my letter makes, it was a war in Gaza. This is what happens in war, however the writer wants this war to be judged differently. This writer belittled that 54,000 civilians died monthly in the Korean War, but that's the analogy the Chair of Urban War at West Point uses, who continues, " If we used (that) logic, every major war would be called genocide." My critic speaks of limiting food aid into Gaza, while reality is that Israel facilitated more than 2 million tons into Gaza. The Lieber Institute says, "Legally there is no obligation to provide humanitarian relief to the civilian population under the control of the other party (Hamas)." No historical precedent exists for the vast quantity of aid Israel facilitated into Gaza. The writer laments Israel's not giving land back. Israel tried that in 2005, giving back all the land, resulting in Palestinians electing Hamas and attacking Israel.
Barbara Katz
Green Valley
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