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It’s felt here in L.A., where the Jewish community leans liberal and criticism of the hardline Israeli government, at least pre-war, was not uncommon.Israeli officials report an attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 killed at least 1,400 people. In addition, they say more than 220 people were taken hostage, with more wounded.
“I'm connected through friends and family to people that have been impacted by this, that have lost their lives and been taken hostage,” Kaplan told LAist. “I don't think that dropping 6,000 bombs on Gaza in the span of a week is an effective strategy for returning the hostages safely.”Kaplan, who grew up in Pico-Robertson’s Jewish enclave and is the grandson of a Holocaust survivor, has found himself defending this stance with bystanders, friends, and relatives lately.
Brous still feels this way. But she also feels abandoned by non-Jewish progressives, who she says have been less vocal and supportive about the loss of Israeli lives. Brous made this analogy: He said he can’t speak for all Jewish progressives, but Simonds knows where he stands on the conflict.“I like to consider myself a progressive and a liberal,” he said. “I'm not going to abandon those terms just because I have been frustrated with individuals who claim to be progressive. All that being said, I'm not a pacifist. I do believe in just war.”As the war escalates, it’s become clear that there’s no lockstep, just as there are no easy answers.
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