Letter to the editor: America must face up to the fanaticism and extremism of Israel's enemies
To the editor:
Perhaps rather than looking to demonize Israel by distorting the words of some Israelis who aren't making the key decisions as Israel continues its unavoidable response to the barbaric pogrom perpetuated October 7, Michelle Goldberg should start advising Americans and American officials to start facing up to the reality of the fanaticism and extremism Israel is currently fighting against but which also has America in its crosshairs.
I can find only one reason why, when in the last few years, tens of millions of people have fled Syria, Lebanon, Ukraine, Russia and other countries because of wars and have been welcomed by the United States and other countries, officials like Secretary of State Antony Blinken insist that not a single Gazan should be allowed to leave what even before this war was described as heavily overpopulated.
The one reason is the way Palestinian Arabs have a record of destabilizing countries, including trying to take over eastern Palestine (Jordan) and being perhaps the key factor in the destruction of Lebanon. After nearly three decades of radicalization since the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, which only intensified with the bloody takeover of Gaza by Hamas 16 years ago, if anything welcoming them today is even more dangerous.
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for those constant critics of everything Israel does, including Michelle Goldberg, to come up with any reasonable alternatives.
And we might also all want to ponder what we in America will be facing if Israel doesn't succeed in completely subduing Hamas.
Sincerely,
Alan Stein