The Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza strip has caused my email inbox to fill up, most recently from an old Mormon friend who is a libertarian-leaning conservative. He is baffled as to why a few of his fellow LDS libertarians would have harsh things to say about Israel.
As I have pointed numerous times in this space, most Mormons are very pro-Israel and have great admiration and respect for Jews. Unfortunately, the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip has inspired the usual group of propagandists who spread pro-Palestinian myths, rumors and half-truths throughout many communities, including LDS ones. I do not believe that any Mormon or Jew worthy of the name can support Hamas in this battle, and in this essay I will highlight several arguments that I have heard advanced by Mormons. In no particular order, here they are:
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