During a gathering of Jewish Californians, gubernatorial candidates presented their views on the recent Hamas attack on Israel and its aftermath. While there was a unified condemnation of the attack and sympathy for Palestinian casualties, candidates varied in their support for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's response. Former Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa articulated the deep emotional impact of the attack while also arguing that Hamas bears significant responsibility for the civilian casualties, reflecting a broader divide within the Democratic Party over Middle East policy.
"To see women and children brutalized, older people, people without weapons, killed in front of their family." - Antonio Villaraigosa reflects on the Hamas attack.
"Hamas puts their ammunition in hospitals. They put their rockets under apartment buildings... Nobody enjoys seeing the number of innocents who have been killed. But I put that mostly on Hamas." - Villaraigosa's views on the conflict.
"The horror of the Hamas attack on Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, while also lamenting the ensuing deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians..." - The candidates' unified stance.
"Differences in candidates' views of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's response to the attack highlight the Democratic divides over the conflict in the Middle East." - Analysis of candidates' positions.
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