Last week, a few score Orthodox Jewish rabbis joined a growing number of rabbinic groups in expressing distress at the situation in Gaza. Good for them.
In their respective statements, each group makes a point of blaming Hamas in no uncertain terms. Easy enough to do, but right and proper. What has elicited the statements, however, is the behavior of the Israeli government in causing the deaths of tens of thousands of Gazan civilians by military action and denial of humanitarian aid.
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