Gaza has been burnt to the ground

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202. The narrative has shifted

Especially in recent days, certain posts have pushed the propagandist notion that, because some percentage of Palestinians are claimed to support Hamas (in a poll taken after Netanyahu's bombing campaign had already begun), all Palestinians are therefore fair game.

This is a significant change indeed, because a week or so ago Netanyahu's apologists were hard-pressed to justify his deliberate slaughter of children. But now, with a wave of a magic propaganda wand, the facts are spun to make even these children, who are allegedly taught to hate all Israelis, deserve whatever happens to them.

A very convenient tactic for dehumanizing an undesirable population, and when that tactic is coupled with endless kneejerk accusations of antisemitism, it makes it increasingly difficult to advocate for innocent civilians.