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The Hawaii Senate passed a resolution with eight mentions of “whereas” and three “be it resolved” calling for an immediate and permanent cease-fire in Gaza. The language is straight out of the Hamas playbook; it violates all standards of logic.
Hamas attacked across a border, massacred Israelis and took hostage innocent seniors, babies and families. Customary international law provides for a state to defend itself, rectify the violence and punish the aggressors. Witness 9/11.
When Israel took military action, Hamas hid behind civilians and, I believe, manufactured Gaza death tolls in service to its ideology of Jewish and Israel hatred “from the river to the sea” and beyond.
The Senate resolution is null and void and should be disregarded by all parties.
Mathew Sgan
Makiki
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