Opinion: Israel is our ally. Americans must stop abandoning Israelis.

The past year has been revealing.

Since Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists massacred almost 1,200 innocent people in Israel and abducted about 250 more, we’ve all learned a lot about the views of our fellow Americans.

It’s been a rude awakening.

From the campuses of our most “esteemed” universities to the streets of our biggest cities, protests have erupted in support of those who committed those atrocities against Israel – the defender of Western civilization in the Middle East.

In the days immediately after the attack, student groups at top colleges, including Harvard, issued statements blaming Israel for what happened to its people. And the students didn’t stop there. They actively stood in support of those who slaughtered women, children and the elderly.

It was just the beginning.

Subsequent months brought increasingly invasive protests and encampments – and even more blatant displays of antisemitism.........

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