To the editor: It broke my coronary heart to learn the article by Dr. Irfan Galaria, a Virginia surgeon who not too long ago volunteered within the Gaza Strip.
I used to be struck by what he mentioned about individuals who died shortly in bombings being the fortunate ones. The youngsters and others in Gaza who’ve misplaced limbs or endured different accidents will endure the remainder of their lives. They’re those who should undergo life after the struggle.
Along with the kids’s bodily and psychological scars, what number of years of their training will they lose? How lengthy will they should reside in tents? What number of years will it take to rebuild their houses, streets, sewers, water traces, colleges, hospitals, mosques and church buildings?
Sure, it was horrible what Hamas did to the Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, however slaughtering the Gaza inhabitants in response just isn’t solely inhuman — it’s genocidal.
George J. Mouro, Rancho Mirage
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To the editor: Galaria’s use of the phrase “annihilation” led me to replicate on our historical past.
America has Dec. 7, 1941, a day that “will reside in infamy.” Israel has Oct. 7, 2023.
The U.S. finally responded by dropping atomic bombs on Japanese civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing greater than 200,000 folks, together with ladies and kids. Enemy give up got here afterward.
How can any American denounce Israel’s response to an equal sneak assault, when it has resulted in a fraction of the casualties, and with no radioactive fallout?
Warfare is hell. Within the U.S., we used responsible the carnage on the assault that began it, not on the response that ended it.
Rick Goldfarb, Sherman Oaks
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To the editor: There isn’t any doubt that what Galaria skilled was a residing hell. No innocents ought to should endure in struggle.
For a few years, Israel has been beneath rocket assault by Hamas, which refuses to acknowledge Israel and can proceed to strike till it’s destroyed. The problems are very sophisticated, and much more so for the reason that Oct. 7 assault.
Warfare is hell. The Israeli army has proven proof of tunnels utilized by Hamas beneath Gaza hospitals. Evidently, Hamas figured that the Israelis would by no means endanger harmless folks. Sadly, with the intention to defeat Hamas, Israel has needed to do issues that will look like inhuman.
It’s time for the world to demand that Hamas give up for the sake of the folks of Gaza. The folks can then set up an actual authorities that may work towards peace with Israel and use its assets productively as an alternative of specializing in terror.
Bob Shaw, Burbank
