I like that he’s not trying to justify this any more than saying it annoys him personally.

My therapist learned what “Blood libel” meant today

Basically just a lifetime GOP legislator in disguise

Omg. Today, I taught my therapist “Blood libel”

Yes. Blanket coverage of his role in Jan 6 would have shut him down years ago. He barely gets asked if he will do more violence this time, and when he does, he says “It depends” (basically, a promise that he will). Still barely a peep from the media.

Fine, forgive me for engaging. For the record I am Jewish and have visited Israel in the past 5 years.

As a Phillies fan, I have no idea whether to root against the Braves, Mets, or Dbacks

No I think Hamas is bad. But I want to focus on Israel here. What ended their peace process? They made peace with most of their neighbors, and then stopped. I believe American dollars made the difference. We influenced them. We gave them guns and now they want to use them.

Do you think I’m defending Hamas here?

Not completely constrained but I do think American dollars have virtually annihilated the peace movement. Israel made peace with Egypt and Jordan in the ‘70s, possibly because they had no better options. Today, with unlimited money and weapons, there’s less incentive for peace.