Original sentence: " He postulated that the goal may have been to "den[y] Hamas the leverage it might have gained at the negotiating table with a live soldier in its possession.'" Blumenthal responded to being awarded ninth place on 'Top Ten 2013 anti-Semitic, anti-Israel slurs' list published by The Simon Wiesenthal Center, noting he was tied with Alice Walker.Blumenthal claims the offensive killed 190 Palestinians in Rafah and that the Israeli army seemed to have "aimed to kill one of its own
Edited sentence: " He claimed the ostensible goal may have been to "den[y] Hamas the leverage it might have gained at the negotiating table with a live soldier in its possession.'" Blumenthal responded humorously to being awarded ninth place on 'Top Ten 2013 anti-Semitic, anti-Israel slurs' list published by The Simon Wiesenthal Center, noting he was tied with Alice Walker.Blumenthal says that the offensive killed 190 Palestinians in Rafah and that the Israeli army seemed to have "aimed to kill one of its own