Letter to the Editor: Toby F. Block
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Letter to the editor,
It was wonderful to read about the strength of the Jewish students at Kennesaw who didn’t let an anti-Israel group keep them from commemorating the horrors of October 7, as they stood their ground and proudly represented their support for Israel and America. It seems that Kennesaw’s administration has made it clear to all students that university policies governing demonstrations must be followed and that, too, is commendable.
I have a message for the anonymous supporter of the Party for Socialism and Liberation who asked if Netanyahu had any sympathy for the sufferings of the people in Gaza. The atrocities committed on October 7, 2023, and the fact that Gazans cheered Hamas’ promise to inflict a thousand such days on Israelis have convinced Israel’s leaders that Israel must win a decisive victory over Hamas, to be followed by the demilitarization of Gaza and the deradicalization of the Palestinians. Yet, the IDF has worked very hard to avoid killing civilians in Gaza and has been commended by Major John Spencer, head of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point’s Modern Warfare Institute, for achieving the lowest ratio of civilian deaths to combatant deaths ever seen for fighting in a densely populated area like Gaza. While ratios as high as 9:1 have been recorded, the ratio in Gaza is closer to 1.5:1. This is especially remarkable because Hamas’ having embedded its extensive network of terror tunnels among the Gaza populace has essentially wiped out any distinction between civilian areas and combat zones.
Toby F. Block, Atlanta
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