Area Man Has Opinion About Israel/Palestine

Hartford, South Dakota

At 4:46 PM CST residents of Hartford, South Dakota became aware that area man, Jordan Gilmore, has an opinion about the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Palestinian territories by way of a sign placed on his front porch. Hartford, a suburb of Sioux Falls located barely six thousand miles from the most recent engagement, has managed to remain relatively unscathed during the last eight months of brutal war until Gilmore announced his opinion.

Several residents, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of retaliation on Facebook, expressed their admiration for Gilmore for speaking his mind. Others who disagreed had a less positive impression. This tense disagreement nearly bubbled over in the comments of a Facebook marketplace listing for a disused shrimp net, posted a mere 16.7 miles from the nearest person of Middle Eastern descent.

“With everything that’s going on, I felt it was important that I took a stand and said what’s right” said Gilmore. When asked for comment on how he’s seen a conflict that has caused the deaths of tens of thousands of people, and seen many more victims of displacement, food insecurity, and sexual violence, impact his daily life, Gilmore added:

“My cousin’s fiance’s roommate had some real great things to say about that hummus stuff.” At press time Gilmore was as yet unable to remember the name of South Dakota’s congressman.

The scenes playing out in this South Dakota suburb are all too real for millions of Americans, who’ve seen this latest round of violence touch not only their newspapers but also their TikTok for you pages and even Instagram feeds. After enduring such a traumatic experience, many feel the need to express opinions of their own.

Elected officials, responding to their constituents’ opinions, have responded by passing their own resolutions on the war in municipalities around the United States, the vast impact of which has yet to be seen.