After decades of indoctrinating Palestinian children with Jew-hatred, the Palestinian desire to erase Israel from the map has become a fact of life. As such, for current generations, there is no longer any space for serious discussion about a sovereign Palestinian state. The 2005 Israeli disengagement from Gaza was billed as “a test case for peace.” The Palestinians failed.
Just as Israel alone can wage war to free its hostages and topple Hamas, President Trump, as leader of the free world, is best positioned to press Western allies to abandon plans for recognizing “Palestine” – plans that prolong suffering and reward terrorism.
In the abstract, resolving the war in Gaza should be straightforward: An invading force attacked a sovereign nation. The aggressor was repelled but took hundreds of hostages, resulting in a counterattack to return those kidnapped and defeat the invading force.
If Hamas lays down its arms and releases the hostages, the war ends. It should be that simple. But tragically (and predictably), for Hamas, this war is not about people and certainly not about Israeli hostages – to Palestinian terrorists, both are expendable necessities.
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