Should the acts of the monsters condemn the whole population of Gaza to death by bombing, being used as human shields to protect those who perpetrated the monstrous acts, by starvation and disease?
Hamas likely wants Israel to reflexively react and invade Gaza, and Israel would do best to avoid that ('cause don't do what your enemy wants you to do).
Israelis and Palestinians alike should:
-Demand the hostages be returned
-Demand Qatar hand over the Hamas leadership
-Work with other Arab nations to declare Hamas a terrorist group
-Request assistance from other Arab nations in eliminating Hamas
Good thinking. I would probably attack, but you are correct about Hamas wanting that. Extreme caution advised. Your other recommendations should certainly be pursued. It's a tough call.
Terrorism, whether Hamas, ISIS, those who once thrived in Northern Ireland or the right- and left-wing varieties found in the USA, should be eradicated. I do not believe it can be done without violence and the risk of collateral damage. In this country it would be difficult to do in a Constitutional manner. I still remember the Waco massacre. I still see the difficulty in dealing with the minimally violent anti cop city rioters in Atlanta and the very violent BLM riots. Difficulties that do not seem to exist in dealing with the Capitol rioters. None of that approaches the terror inflicted on Israel which does not have a constitution. The government of Israel is justified in eliminating Hamas. I hope they succeed without too much collateral damage.
Your comments on security at Jewish facilities are extremely interesting. My late brother owned a mountain top in North Carolina near Tate City GA. The easiest way to get there was to hike in from Georgia. While checking it out, I ran across a Jewish outdoor camp, Ramah Darom. It was pretty much in the middle of nowhere, north of Lake Burton, between Tate City and Mountain City. It had some severe security warning signs posted along the road.
My grandfather was a medic who landed in Normandy on D Day. He saw first hand the survivors of the concentration camps and those images haunted him for the remainder of his life. My family are not Jewish, but it none the less sickens me to see in my own country so much support for such a horrendous unjustified massacre against unarmed civilian targets. Never again should mean exactly that. Full stop - Israel has not only the right, but also a moral obligation to defend it’s citizens and homeland.
Hamas likely wants Israel to reflexively react and invade Gaza, and Israel would do best to avoid that ('cause don't do what your enemy wants you to do).
Israelis and Palestinians alike should:
-Demand the hostages be returned
-Demand Qatar hand over the Hamas leadership
-Work with other Arab nations to declare Hamas a terrorist group
-Request assistance from other Arab nations in eliminating Hamas
Good thinking. I would probably attack, but you are correct about Hamas wanting that. Extreme caution advised. Your other recommendations should certainly be pursued. It's a tough call.
Terrorism, whether Hamas, ISIS, those who once thrived in Northern Ireland or the right- and left-wing varieties found in the USA, should be eradicated. I do not believe it can be done without violence and the risk of collateral damage. In this country it would be difficult to do in a Constitutional manner. I still remember the Waco massacre. I still see the difficulty in dealing with the minimally violent anti cop city rioters in Atlanta and the very violent BLM riots. Difficulties that do not seem to exist in dealing with the Capitol rioters. None of that approaches the terror inflicted on Israel which does not have a constitution. The government of Israel is justified in eliminating Hamas. I hope they succeed without too much collateral damage.
Your comments on security at Jewish facilities are extremely interesting. My late brother owned a mountain top in North Carolina near Tate City GA. The easiest way to get there was to hike in from Georgia. While checking it out, I ran across a Jewish outdoor camp, Ramah Darom. It was pretty much in the middle of nowhere, north of Lake Burton, between Tate City and Mountain City. It had some severe security warning signs posted along the road.
My grandfather was a medic who landed in Normandy on D Day. He saw first hand the survivors of the concentration camps and those images haunted him for the remainder of his life. My family are not Jewish, but it none the less sickens me to see in my own country so much support for such a horrendous unjustified massacre against unarmed civilian targets. Never again should mean exactly that. Full stop - Israel has not only the right, but also a moral obligation to defend it’s citizens and homeland.