NY Times puzzled by Israelis support the war

The New York Times tries to explain to its readers why Israelis support the war in Gaza, and while they accurately describe what's going on here, they are apparently struggling to understand it (Hat Tip: Memeorandum). To Israel’s critics abroad, the picture could not be clearer: Israel’s war in Gaza is a wildly disproportionate response to the rockets of Hamas, causing untold human suffering and