Letters to the Editor: Did the UCLA protesters invite mockery, or should we take them seriously?
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To the editor: Clearly, the tragedy that has befallen the people of the Gaza Strip and Israel is nothing to be mocked. It is a serious and troubling situation. But the protesters have invited mockery. ("Mocking Gaza protesters as 'gluten-free warriors' was fun — until a mob at UCLA attacked them," column, May 3) Let's review: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wore masks from the outset — and yes that is cowardly — as some were reported to have blocked Jewish students on the UCLA campus. This isn't...

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To the editor: The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is that good people do nothing. Students peacefully protesting have been arrested by the busload and risk academic and professional consequences. ("To find masked mob members who attacked UCLA camp, police are using Jan. 6 tactics," May 7) Conversely, masked "agitators" were given a hall pass to violently attack people for hours with zero arrests. Students peacefully protesting are reacting to the heartbreaking images of this horrific...
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To the editor: In May 1967 I was finishing my surgical internship in New York City when I was drafted into the military. I spent 10 days at Camp Pendleton and was then flown to Vietnam, where I became a Marine Corps battalion surgeon. ("Don't denigrate pro-Palestinian campus protests by claiming the Vietnam War protests backfired," Opinion, May 3) When I returned to California in 1968, the antiwar protests were all the rage. If I was seen on public streets in my uniform, I was pointed out and in...
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