With Hamas vowing to inflict a thousand October 7's on Israelis, and Palestinians cheering that vow, Israel realizes that any ceasefire will hold only until Hamas gains enough strength to again inflict atrocities on Israelis (and others who work for Israelis or dare to visit Israel). True peace seekers should be encouraging Hamas to surr…
With Hamas vowing to inflict a thousand October 7's on Israelis, and Palestinians cheering that vow, Israel realizes that any ceasefire will hold only until Hamas gains enough strength to again inflict atrocities on Israelis (and others who work for Israelis or dare to visit Israel). True peace seekers should be encouraging Hamas to surrender so that Gaza can be demilitarized and the Palestinians can be deradicalized. The first step in the Palestinians getting a state of their own is accepting the fact that their state will need to be the Jewish state's neighbor, not its replacement.
With Hamas vowing to inflict a thousand October 7's on Israelis, and Palestinians cheering that vow, Israel realizes that any ceasefire will hold only until Hamas gains enough strength to again inflict atrocities on Israelis (and others who work for Israelis or dare to visit Israel). True peace seekers should be encouraging Hamas to surrender so that Gaza can be demilitarized and the Palestinians can be deradicalized. The first step in the Palestinians getting a state of their own is accepting the fact that their state will need to be the Jewish state's neighbor, not its replacement.