I have to respond to the letter from the Highlands Precinct Chair of the Macon County Republican Party in your July 8 publication.
He attacks Democrats for believing that there is a place in our great country for socialist programs — like Social Security and Medicare. He attacks the 65% of Democrats who sympathized with the Palestinians whose homes in Gaza and the West Bank have been systemically destroyed by the Israel military with bombs supplied by the United States. In the process, they have killed over 100,000 men, women and children. Israel continues the slaughter today, even though Trump claims he brought peace to the region in October 2025. That’s not anti-Semitic. That’s believing in the sanctity of human life. I’m actually surprised that it’s only 65% of Democrats who oppose the war crimes being committed by Israel with support from the United States.
