Oh goodness, not at all. I thought your response was full of humility and you have nothing to feel bad about.

I've just finished watching the film just released, Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again. Then reading your words, talking of "the humanity of those against whom such brilliance was executed" did make me search hard for the humanity even of those bloodthirsty, evil-driven terrorists who murdered hundreds of beautiful souls on that day. It wasn't easy, but I know that they too are victims of brainwashing and terror, and that they were born innocent human beings. So thank you for reminding me of that. The difficult thing is that the brainwashing is too deep to undo ever, and Israel's methods of defence, though there is plenty to criticise, are also necessary in many situations.

When it comes to the humour, I've personally decided that to afford myself the gift of laughter is the least I can do to help myself keep going in these times. It's not to hurt anyone, and I wouldn't use it to hurt anyone, but to simply laugh, as I do with a few others who are also nursing the shock of what has happened over the last year, and of seeing the poisoning of the minds of much of the west. I stand by the fact that anyone who joins a terror movement is responsible for the risks they take. If they suffer as a result, that's on them and I am not diminishing their humanity in any way by acknowledging that.