We are proud, sad, and angry. We remain proud of Israel and its army, the only moral fighting force in the region striving to abide by internationally accepted laws of war on a battlefield never faced by another modern army and to live up to its own higher standard of purity of arms established upon the founding of the IDF.
We are genuinely sad about the mounting human costs which – as intended by Hamas – this war is inflicting on Israelis and innocent Palestinians. And we are angry at those who only ascribe to Israel the worst intentions and all responsibility while ignoring Hamas’ inhumanity and the simple fact that it remains the initiator of this war and its suffering and could end it tomorrow – but chooses not to.