It is disheartening to watch former President Biden and President Trump attempt to take credit for this 'peace deal'. If either was serious about liberty and justice, they would never have advocated for it.
Yonatan, you’ve surely heard of Sophie’s Choice, the film in which a mother is forced by the Nazis to decide which of her children will live and which will die. That is Israel’s predicament now: every decision is a horror, each choice an abyss. You are right—making this deal greatly increases the probability of Hamas regrouping. But a question comes to mind, one I’d call a moral one, and one I’m sure both sides have weighed: what are the implications—geopolitical and otherwise—if, after securing the hostages, Israel violates the terms of the ceasefire? The moral question is this: is it unethical to break a deal made with an inherently immoral organization? And perhaps more importantly—does it matter?
Hamas is playing its last hand. We need not make this “our” last hand.
May all the hostages be released immediately, by natural or miraculous means — and may anyone and everyone associated with Hamas or the events of 10/7, “leave the stage…”
Yes, it's a terrible predicament. I blame Israel's leadership for allowing this to happen.
Nevertheless, two wrongs don't make a right. We are in a vicious cycle of compromise with a purely evil enemy. To win, Israel must stop this endless cycle. Insofar as we keep this compremise, we get closer to our "last hand."
I am not quite sure that this is the Palestinian's last hand. I've heard that they have recruited all the soldiers that they have lost. They will rebuild the tunnels and wait patiently for Israel's next mistake to make their move. They understand Israel's weaknesses better than the Israelis do; they play on the Israeli's emotionalistic tendencies like a violin.
This "deal" affirms their winning forumla. They are very smart people; they will leverage this, after all, it's now life that they are after, but a great death, and what death is greater than killing Jews...
It is disheartening to watch former President Biden and President Trump attempt to take credit for this 'peace deal'. If either was serious about liberty and justice, they would never have advocated for it.
Yonatan, you’ve surely heard of Sophie’s Choice, the film in which a mother is forced by the Nazis to decide which of her children will live and which will die. That is Israel’s predicament now: every decision is a horror, each choice an abyss. You are right—making this deal greatly increases the probability of Hamas regrouping. But a question comes to mind, one I’d call a moral one, and one I’m sure both sides have weighed: what are the implications—geopolitical and otherwise—if, after securing the hostages, Israel violates the terms of the ceasefire? The moral question is this: is it unethical to break a deal made with an inherently immoral organization? And perhaps more importantly—does it matter?
Hamas is playing its last hand. We need not make this “our” last hand.
May all the hostages be released immediately, by natural or miraculous means — and may anyone and everyone associated with Hamas or the events of 10/7, “leave the stage…”
Hi Peter, thank you for your comment.
Yes, it's a terrible predicament. I blame Israel's leadership for allowing this to happen.
Nevertheless, two wrongs don't make a right. We are in a vicious cycle of compromise with a purely evil enemy. To win, Israel must stop this endless cycle. Insofar as we keep this compremise, we get closer to our "last hand."
I am not quite sure that this is the Palestinian's last hand. I've heard that they have recruited all the soldiers that they have lost. They will rebuild the tunnels and wait patiently for Israel's next mistake to make their move. They understand Israel's weaknesses better than the Israelis do; they play on the Israeli's emotionalistic tendencies like a violin.
This "deal" affirms their winning forumla. They are very smart people; they will leverage this, after all, it's now life that they are after, but a great death, and what death is greater than killing Jews...