Amos Yadlin, a retired Israeli general who is a senior fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School, praises onslaught on Gaza that killed 15 children as an “exceptional achievement.” Yadlin was protested at Harvard earlier this year. But he is excited now that PM Yair Lapid has passed the manhood test.

Western governments and mainstream media outlets hold and promote a reductionist and racist understanding of Hamas, its actions, and its position in Palestinian society.