deeply hostile to it. and with some countries like iran remain opposed to its existence. i'm also dismayed and appalled at the rise of anti-semitism across the world, a powerful reminder why israel was founded in the first place. this week, hearings in the international court of justice began to determine if israel's government is committing genocide against the palestinians in gauze oz. i think the charge is invalid. there is no systematic effort to exterminate gaza's population. if there were, given the vast disparity in power, israel would surely have killed many more than 23,000 people, though of course, that number is still staggeringly high. the death toll, i should note, comes from the hamas-run health ministry in gaza. genocide is an incendiary accusation that should not be used loosely. nevertheless, some deeply troubling facts may emerge about israel's bombing campaign. israel suffered a brutal terrorist attack on october 7th,