Editorial: Well said

And speaking of Israel and Hamas, in a Friday statement Sen. Tim Kaine said what needed saying:

“The escalating conflict between Hamas and Israel is deeply tragic and inflicts serious damage on the people in Israel and Gaza. Based on a cynical political calculation, Hamas, which is a terrorist organization, appears to be intentionally disrupting any chance for progress on peace discussions between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.  Hamas' decision to escalate rocket attacks on Israel was designed to provoke an Israeli defensive response that would necessarily endanger Gaza residents. I fully support Israel's right to defend itself against these indiscriminate rocket attacks, but [it] also should do everything necessary to minimize harm to civilians and facilitate humanitarian access.”

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