Ellen Sward is correct that child deaths don’t lead to peace (Our Readers’ Views, March 26), but she should have addressed her concern to the leaders of Hamas and the Palestinians who support Hamas, as they are the ones who have put children in harm’s way by using the civilians in Gaza as human shields and camouflage.
To pave the way for a final peace with the Palestinians, Hamas needs to give up its desire to rid the Middle East of a Jewish state. There are 22 Muslim states; there should be room for Israel, the only nation state for the Jewish people. It’s a state whose population happens to be 20 percent Palestinian.
As for Paul Dodds’ desire to end military assistance to both sides (Our Readers’ Views, March 27), that implies there is a moral equivalence between a country, Israel, defending itself from a brutal, sadistic attack on Oct. 7 (with the promise from Hamas of more to come) and a terror organization, Hamas, whose primary aim is indeed genocide against the Jewish people. The tragic consequences of the current war will end when Hamas surrenders and frees the hostages.
