I expected comments would be off by they are on. I guess the Times expected pro-Israeli comments. But that's not what's at the very top.
And, they are fighting for what?
They are fighting for a religious right authoritarian government whose main supporters don't pay taxes or serve in the military.
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And mothers in Palestine know that not only their draft-age sons, but they, their husbands and their minor children and those of their extended families could be killed at any time, in the course of a vindicative, illegal and politically motivated invasion and bombing campaign.
And "didn't expect war"? After voting in for years a government with no interest in a viable peace settlement?
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I’m sorry for their anguish and hope their children return whole. There are consequences for the governments we elect.
"I wanted them to bring joy to the world, instead they grew up to be fascists. I lack the class consciousness and analytical skills to understand why."