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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Because the Palestinians see them as the only interest willing to stand up for them and make any statement on their behalf. I've said this numerous times in this thread. You want the Palestinians to turn on Hamas it is as easy as treating them (the Palestinians) better than Hamas treats them. Shouldn't be too hard a challenge, but Israel keeps going in the wrong direction and treats them worse forcing them further in support of a monstrous terrorist organization. It was the strategy that brought about the end of ISIS and it will be a similar strategy that brings about the end of Hamas.
Israel has a massive opportunity here. They can show compassion to the average Palestinian and start winning hearts and minds. Show they are the good guys and not the evil empire wanting to put a boot on the collective people of the region. Show Hamas as the animals they are and how their violence also affected more than just Jews. Get the message out that self-determination is possible in short order so long as Hamas is brought to their knees and tried for what they did. That requires courage and a plan. That is how we get out of this mess long-term.
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I have thought a lot about that actually in the last few days. I wondered whether in the face of the horrific, unspeakable crimes of October 7, after of course taking the necessary steps including mobilizing its forces to secure its borders, Israel should have announced that the IDF would temporarily stand down while government leaders embarked on an unprecedented campaign to do just that. Send them around the world to every major capital, including Cairo, Riyadh, Aman and Ramallah to gain support (and assistance to free the hostages) with the message that enough was enough, that Hamas must be disarmed and their leaders brought to justice and that if something like this was to ever occur again the IDF would respond with overwhelming force. Meanwhile Israeli covert ops would be hunting down Hamas leaders in Qatar, Beirut, etc. Munich style.
But of course Iran and Hamas would only see that or any similar plan as a significant sign of weakness, and ramp up their daily barrage of missiles on Israeli civilians. And no Israeli government would survive a strategy involving a response to the events of October 7 that did not involve the complete and immediate annihilation of Hamas.