Reading letters questioning Israel’s actions in the war with Hamas taking place in the Gaza strip, I’d remind the writers that the actions of Hamas, a terrorist organization whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel and the killing of Jews everywhere, are not new.
The Nazis, like Hamas, placed military installations in civilian areas and complained about the resulting deaths of civilians especially women and children. Like the Nazis, Hamas is willing to sacrifices any number of innocents to achieve their goals.
When Israel left Gaza, it turned over commercial greenhouses to the Palestinians, who chose to burn them rather then use them to improve the lives of their people. Can you imagine how many schools, hospitals and apartments could have been built with the construction material and man hours used to construct at least 33 tunnels, whose only purpose was launch terrorist attacks on civilians?
I would also like to know how many rocket attacks and kidnapping and killing of teenagers should Israel be required to take before retaliation is acceptable?
New Paltz, N.Y.