Powerful because it is true. No more Israelis should sacrifice their lives to appease the antisemites in the world. These haters will never be our friends.
America dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. The terms of this war are no different. America chose not to sacrifice American soldiers. Israel must do the same.
I think calling it “restraint” is an understatement. It’s an active policy of a state that is consistently sacrificing its own people for its enemy. It’s evil!
"But to be good sometimes means to be hated." Yes! That is the epiphany that must be experienced, internalized and eventually a source of pride in order to defeat the scurrying rats.
Bibi made himself beholden to Biden, who imposed limits on Israel’s ability to execute the war it deserved to wage in the first place. Then Trump started calling the shots and Bibi came to the White House repeatedly to kiss his ass, flatter and cajole him. Perhaps Bibi thought he nailed it until Trump flew home with a shiny, big airplane bribe from his Middle East terror hosts, having thrown Israel under the bus. Never mind. Trump had the bunker busters. But he didn’t bother assisting Israel until Bibi was getting all the credit- oh NO! - so Trump sent in the bombers to grasp the spotlight for himself because that’s what narcissists do. So now, this. Endless war, no concessions, just feed the beasts’ insatiable appetite and strengthen them to starve hostages to death and continue killing Israel’s sons and daughters. Hamas is embraced, legitimized with statehood. Israel is demonized and can do no right. Israel lost the war of public opinion long ago. Like you, I wish they’d finish up the one that matters. Those of us in the Diaspora are choking out here: Enough already! Stop the madness because we outside Israel are also paying a heavy price!
Well done - a horribly misunderstood phenomenon that sanctions the worst of cultures - and moral suicide. I spent time last week with someone far more well-traveled that me and he had interesting take on the rottenness of "Palestinians" and why they are rejected by the rest of the Arab world. Of course, in a broad sense it is tribalism - and these people are mix of Roma and other ethnicities that cannot be rehabilitated. Is that accurate?
It was "rehabilitated," and I think the best explanation was given by Tal in his OCON talk. Dagny did not understand that her ideas and her example were not going to convince her destroyers. On an individual basis, Palestinian people can change and reject long-held beliefs, but we have no duty to make it happen except with ourselves.
I did enjoy this piece. It's still time for Israel to lay down the law, now more than ever. See my piece Game over in Gaza on my substack at schecter.substack.com
We don't starve our enemy because we don't want to starve our enemy. The guiding light is to live in peace. Holding that torch, regardless of what the world says, is worthy in and of itself. Losing our humanity and changing what we believe, just to win a war quickly, changes who we are. I choose life. Feed them. Not so the world loves us, but so we remain who we are in spite of the what the world thinks.
Powerful because it is true. No more Israelis should sacrifice their lives to appease the antisemites in the world. These haters will never be our friends.
America dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. The terms of this war are no different. America chose not to sacrifice American soldiers. Israel must do the same.
You nailed it.
You're absolutely right.
It's madness. Gazans have to be forced to solve their own problems and take the consequences of their own actions.
If I were the mother of a dead Israeli soldier I'd be burning with rage.
Most of us are astonished by Israel's restraint.
I think calling it “restraint” is an understatement. It’s an active policy of a state that is consistently sacrificing its own people for its enemy. It’s evil!
Counterproductive, at the least.
"But to be good sometimes means to be hated." Yes! That is the epiphany that must be experienced, internalized and eventually a source of pride in order to defeat the scurrying rats.
Trying to be more “moral” than your opponent assures your defeat.
Bibi made himself beholden to Biden, who imposed limits on Israel’s ability to execute the war it deserved to wage in the first place. Then Trump started calling the shots and Bibi came to the White House repeatedly to kiss his ass, flatter and cajole him. Perhaps Bibi thought he nailed it until Trump flew home with a shiny, big airplane bribe from his Middle East terror hosts, having thrown Israel under the bus. Never mind. Trump had the bunker busters. But he didn’t bother assisting Israel until Bibi was getting all the credit- oh NO! - so Trump sent in the bombers to grasp the spotlight for himself because that’s what narcissists do. So now, this. Endless war, no concessions, just feed the beasts’ insatiable appetite and strengthen them to starve hostages to death and continue killing Israel’s sons and daughters. Hamas is embraced, legitimized with statehood. Israel is demonized and can do no right. Israel lost the war of public opinion long ago. Like you, I wish they’d finish up the one that matters. Those of us in the Diaspora are choking out here: Enough already! Stop the madness because we outside Israel are also paying a heavy price!
I agree. This suicidal way of waging war is the legacy of Netanyahu
Well done - a horribly misunderstood phenomenon that sanctions the worst of cultures - and moral suicide. I spent time last week with someone far more well-traveled that me and he had interesting take on the rottenness of "Palestinians" and why they are rejected by the rest of the Arab world. Of course, in a broad sense it is tribalism - and these people are mix of Roma and other ethnicities that cannot be rehabilitated. Is that accurate?
Thanks Mark, I’m not sure what you mean exactly by “cannot be rehabilitating”. Can you elaborate?
It was "rehabilitated," and I think the best explanation was given by Tal in his OCON talk. Dagny did not understand that her ideas and her example were not going to convince her destroyers. On an individual basis, Palestinian people can change and reject long-held beliefs, but we have no duty to make it happen except with ourselves.
I did enjoy this piece. It's still time for Israel to lay down the law, now more than ever. See my piece Game over in Gaza on my substack at schecter.substack.com
We don't starve our enemy because we don't want to starve our enemy. The guiding light is to live in peace. Holding that torch, regardless of what the world says, is worthy in and of itself. Losing our humanity and changing what we believe, just to win a war quickly, changes who we are. I choose life. Feed them. Not so the world loves us, but so we remain who we are in spite of the what the world thinks.
It's inhumane to send our children to die in order to feed our enemy. There's nothing moral about that, it's actualy evil.