It was distressing to see that Baltimore City Councilman and congressional candidate Mark Conway has bought into the propaganda of Hamas supporters, calling Israel’s reaction to the Hamas invasion “genocide.” Hamas attacked Israel viciously in October 2023 by raping women, beheading children, killing more than 1,200 civilians and taking more than 250 hostages, and Israel retaliated as one would expect (“ Conway opposes more Israel arms sales, urges other Maryland Democrats to follow ,” Dec. 4).

Hamas hid weapons and various military materiel in hospitals and schools. To get at the weapons, Israel bombed the hospitals and schools, but, prior to doing so, dropped leaflets telling the civilians what was pending, and to evacuate the areas.

What is genocide? In 2010, about 1.6 million peopl

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