I struggle to understand why people are not asking themselves how they can align themselves with Hamas, who kills LGBTQ+ folks—and not to mention which is fully aligned with Iran. So, even for folks who are Pro-Palestinian, or those at the extreme who hate Israel—don’t they find it odd that they are supporting a group who would gladly eradicate them? A group that opposes freedom of speech and equal rights for women? A group that, together with Iran, opposes the West and justifies the use of extreme violence to do so? And for those who are saying, “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free,” it’s clear they may not fully understand they are not calling for a Free Palestine, but also calling for the annihilation of over 9 million Israelis, and they are actively supporting Hamas by giving them “air cover” for the horrific atrocities they committed on Saturday, October 7th.

One can be both pro-Palestinian and anti-Hamas. However, being pro-Hamas is not being pro-Palestinian. Being pro-Hamas means you are supporting their extreme view of a future where none of us will be welcomed. And Hamas’s exterminationist founding documents make no distinction between “Israelis,” “Zionists,” and “Jews;” nor do they limit their ambitions to the Mideast.

[Eylon is Bob Graboyes’ friend in Israel, and her missive is well worth reading. Unfortunately, we find this nearly as inexplicable as she does. I tend to believe that the West has generated two or more generations of self-loathing Westerners from Academia, who see destruction of that order as the highest value and support anything that can achieve it. — Ed]