[jfman]

Selectively quoting to misrepresent my comments to remove context is unhelpful Pierre.

Your pretence that Israel is under existential threat from Hamas, or anyone else, is a sleight of hand to justify what is clearly a disproportionate response by Israel. Much like the pretence that it was ever about self defence. And the pretence that anyone who opposes Israel is anti-Semitic. It’s lie upon lie upon lie.

Nobody in Gaza is a danger to Israel at this point, much like none of the surrounding nations are a meaningful threat given Israel’s defensive capabilities and the massive amount of American support stationed in the sea. Even when given free reign to mastermind attacks, while tragic, none represent existential threat to Israel.

If the whole premise behind your narrative is false you really are into the territory of revenge for the sake of revenge. That won’t make Israel safer. Or London.

By your logic - if you cannot defend your nation you essentially don’t have one - applied equally at this point is essentially a call to arms for Palestinians. Against Israel. You may rationalise this as the Palestinians not having equal status or rights to a state - they absolutely will not.