RE: Why is Israel so important?

You are of course correct about the term "anti-semite", but it is the commonly understood term and I wanted to talk about other things.

When I say "logistical support personnel" I am not talking about merely being a willing human shield and certainly not an unwilling one. Also this is my term and views and its not used by the State of Israel or the IDF.

I am talking about storing weapons and other military gear in your apartment for the ready use of Hamas operatives who come in dressed in civilian clothes and exit as armed fighters. A very large number of Gazan homes provided this military logistical support function.

I am talking about knowingly having the entrance to underground military infrastructure inside your house or apartment building. A very large number of Gazan residential buildings hide entrances to Hamas's massive (300 mile+) military tunnel complex

I am talking about joining in a terrorist invasion of Israel and participating in rape, murder and hostage taking, as thousands of "regular Gazans" did. See https://x.com/VividProwess/status/1868612040547508278

I am talking about holding hostages on behalf of Hamas or other terrorist groups as many "regular Gazans" did. Those hostages that were rescued were all held by prominent Gazan "civilians."

Under the laws of war such conduct makes you a combatant and your property a military target. Your are the logistical support troops for an army. You are not a civilian.

The IDF have not taken this view, wrongly IMHO, and instead have expended huge efforts to keep Hamas' logistical support personnel out of harms way, moving them out of the way while the IDF destroys Hamas infrastructure.

That is why the destruction of buildings is so high in Gaza but the "civilian" death toll is so low, especially compared to other recent urban warfare. The US and Russia have killed 10x as many civilians for every terrorist killed in much less difficult urban combat in the last decades.