Comment by edanm

I'm sorry, but it's not "rhetoric" for me. Hamas invaded Israel, killed many people, and has promised to do it again, all while continuing to fire rockets at us.

Hamas has promised to do this over and over again, saying that October 7th was "just a rehearsal".

I'm not at all saying that every action is justified, but fighting to stop Hamas from having the capability of doing this again is definitely justified.

(And for what it's worth, the "other side" thinking October 7th was justified makes no sense, because it isn't going to help them achieve their actual goals, only cause immense suffering to their own side. In that sense Hamas's actions are double-crimes - both killing Israelis, and doing so in a manner that was bound to cause the death of their own populations.)