This point as far as I'm concerned is at the crux of the problem - though I would not like to have been the political operative tasked with showing restraint against the whim of a home population between 7th and 30th October. To do this would've required exceptional foresight and the trust of the public.

Like you, I have been accused of being an apologist for a genocide - these are big words thrown around with reckless abandon who don't know what an apology is, or what a genocide happens to be. I think there's something more sinister at work however, I think Hamas (and other groups) have cottoned onto the destabilising effect of social media on liberal populations. They've updated the Vietnamese playbook for the digital age.

My thoughts are here... https://medium.com/the-panopticon-publication/the-accidental-endorsement-of-terrorist-warfare-c1ba95f35093