Interesting to read of the Bramley resident, who went on a 24-hour hunger strike in support of the Palestinians, who are starving. Noble sentiments indeed, but everybody seems to have forgotten, that this need not have happened.

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When on October 7th, Hamas crossed the border and butchered over 1,000 men, women and children. They abducted hundreds of others, just because they were Jews. They knew, what the Israeli response would be, and the amount of civilian Palestinian casualties, that would result. But they knew that the 'useful idiots' who support them would condemn Israel.

Hamas are the elected administrators of Gaza and the West Bank, but were not interested in the resulting civilian casualties, post October 7th. Israel is fighting for its very existence.

D.J. White

Coates Close

Basingstoke

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