Outcry over Gaza outcry.

• Author: Eble, Karen
• Position: Letters to the Editor - Letter to the editor

Is there any emotive word Eduardo Galeano missed in his vicious tirade against Israel ("Operation Impunity," Match issue)? No facts, just "bloodbath," "war of extermination," "slaughter," "kills for horror," "human butchery," "ethnic cleansing."

The war crimes fall firmly on the shoulders of Hamas. It is illegal to intentionally murder civilians, but this is standard operating procedure for Hamas, which encourages its young men and women to strap on explosives and go murder a few civilians.

Israel returned fire. Israel sent text messages to Palestinian civilians warning them. It is against international law to use civilians as human shields--again, these are Hamas tactics, not Israeli.

Israelis put up with the terror induced by rockets continually launched into their country for over two years. Rocket attacks are another clear violation of international law.

When Israel finally strikes back, Galeano pretends to be horrified. But I think he is not. It is another golden opportunity for him to spout mindless drivel.

Karen Eble

Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania

Please cancel my subscription to The Progressive and refund the unused portion immediately. You have had some stupid articles of late, but Matthew Rothschild's Comment in the February issue was both stupid and vicious ("Restraining Israel").

I do not equate the criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism. Israel is a sovereign state and, like any such, is subject to criticism. But Rothschild crossed the line--very badly--from criticism to lying Jew-hating.

As if Rothschild hadn't already wallowed in enough filth, he says that the rockets fired from Gaza "didn't kill too many people." One death is one too many!

Matthew Rothschild has betrayed what The...