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Former President Bill Clinton Defends Israel's War in Gaza
(Times of Israel) Jacob Magid - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Wednesday defended Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. Speaking in Michigan, Clinton asked voters to imagine "if you lived in one of those kibbutzim in Israel, right next to Gaza. The most pro-two-state solution of any of the Israeli communities were the ones right next to Gaza, and Hamas butchered them." "The people who criticize [Israel's response] are essentially saying, 'Yeah, but look how many people you've killed in retaliation, how many is enough for you to kill to punish them for the terrible things they did?' That all sounds nice until you realize what you would do if it was your family and you hadn't done anything but support a homeland for the Palestinians, and one day they come for you and slaughter the people in your village." "You would say, 'You have to forgive me, but I'm not keeping score that way.' It isn't how many we've had to kill because Hamas makes sure that they're shielded by civilians. They'll force you to kill civilians if you want to defend yourself." Clinton noted that Jews "were there first" and had been in the land "in the time of King David."