'Oh, look, Hamas has an advertising supplement in the @NYTimes today'! NYT guest essay shines light on the inhumanity of Israel defending itself from terrorism

Because Hamas remains relentless in their efforts to destroy Israel, they’ve left Israel with no choice but to protect itself.

Hamas drone was shot down over Israel. https://t.co/STvHS5CDif

— Noam Blum 🦉 (@neontaster) May 13, 2021

but I read in the @NYTimes that "Being a good parent in Gaza means developing a knack for what Israel’s drones and F-16s will do next."https://t.co/hMgBETA0LE

— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) May 13, 2021

You read it in the New York Times, you say?

Well, well, well … would you look at this:

"As we lie in the darkness at night, I fear the worst — and I fear the best," @itranslate123 writes from Gaza. "If we come out of this alive, how will my children’s psyches fare in the years to come, living in constant dread of the next attack?" https://t.co/Z8gUsNhMB3

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 13, 2021

I just wrote this piece for the New York Times. Please read and share with your friends and followers.
My Child Asks: ‘Can Israel Destroy Our Building in the Dark?'
by: Refaat Alareerhttps://t.co/8nUhR6qNSo

— Refaat Alareer 🇵🇸 (@itranslate123) May 13, 2021

Here’s some of what Refaat Aleer wrote:

On Wednesday night, after two hours of nonstop bombardment and Israeli missiles raining down all over the Strip — some landing just a few hundred meters away from our building — we finally managed to catch some sleep. The missiles shake the whole area for several seconds. Then you hear screams. Shouting. More screams. Whole families turf out onto the street. Our kids were all sat up in bed, shaking, saying nothing.

Then comes the intolerable indecision: I am caught between wanting to take the family outside, despite the missiles, shrapnel and falling debris, and staying at home, like sitting ducks for the American-made, Israeli-piloted planes. We stayed at home. At least we would die together, I thought.

The deafening strikes destroy Gaza’s infrastructure, cutting off roads leading to hospitals and water supplies, bringing down access to the internet. Many of the targets Israel hits have no strategic value. Israel knows this, and knows how it unnerves us. I wonder what those officers do in their command centers: Do they draw straws on which block to annihilate? Do they roll a dice?