Shhhh!
In this post I want to begin by stating unequivocally that I am not antisemitic. No way. Anybody who thinks that after reading what I shall write here will be making a bigoted judgement that says more about them than it says about me. Let's start by going back to October 7th 2023. What happened that day in southern Israel was wicked and unjustifiable. Hundreds of Hamas fighters spilled over the border from Gaza and killed 1200 Israeli nationals - including many young people who were attending a joyous music festival. Over 250 innocent Israeli civilians were kidnapped, later to be used as bargaining chips - hostages. Although this cruelty did not happen in a vacuum - there was of course a historical context - it was nevertheless very, very wrong and an affront - not just to Israel but to humanity as a whole. When a family, a community or a country is wronged, the quest for vengeance is very natural. Consequently, it came as no great surprise when Israel with its mil...