Gaza conflict. In some of the tweets, Salaita sarcastically questions Israels claims of self-defense, writing on July 31: "Self-defense? Seriously? It sounds like there are a lot of damn George Zimmermans running around (and running) #Israel." More recently, he has tweeted other criticisms, including one on August 2 that read: Hamas is the biggest red herring in American political discourse since Saddam's "weapons of mass destruction." #Gaza #GazaUnderAttack He also tweeted on the same day: "When will the attack on #Gaza end? What is left for #Israel to prove? Who is left for Israel to kill? This is the logic...
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