There are no protests against sending arms to Hamas because the United States is not sending arms to Hamas. Hamas calculated the viciousness of its attack to draw Israel into a trap of seeking the impossible goal of destroying Hamas and losing all credibility with the world.

Hamas is cynically willing to sacrifice the people of Gaza to that vicious purpose. The protests ask the U.S. to bring Israel to its senses before it sacrifices its own security by alienating the whole world.

Bruce Hawkins

Northampton