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Israel-Hamas War: 5 Questions Seen from an Israeli Perspective

My perspective in response to questions/comments about my previous writing on the unfolding war

Opher Ganel
10 min readDec 8, 2023
US and Israeli flags flying side by side
US and Israeli flags flying side by side (image by author).

The unfolding catastrophe in Gaza is hard to bear.

For all sides.

Unfortunately, too many people arrogantly parade ill-informed, if not outright ignorant opinions, masquerading as definitive, irrefutable facts.

In the following, I share my perspective on 5 compelling questions raised in response to my earlier article, “The Israel-Hamas War: 5 Ridiculous Myths that Need Killing” and my response to an article that led to it, “Can I Take My Identity Back from Israel?”.

Why should you care about yet one more person’s thoughts and perspectives?

Good question. Here’s why…

My Relevant Background

  • Born in Israel and spent 27 of my first 30 years there.
  • Served several years in the Israel Defense Force (IDF)…

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Opher Ganel
Opher Ganel

Written by Opher Ganel

Consultant | systems engineer | physicist | writer | avid reader | amateur photographer. I write about personal finance from an often contrarian point of view.

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