Posted on 10/08/2023 1:57:19 PM PDT by Cronos
Israel has a clear interest not just in punishing Hamas but also in ending its rule for good. But how can it do so without either allowing it to descend into anarchy or reoccupying the territory, which Israel doesn’t want?
The answer is to turn Gaza into a zone of shared interests. Despite its anti-Israel public statements, Saudi Arabia has long distrusted Hamas because of its close military ties to Iran. Egypt sees Hamas as the Palestinian arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, which it ruthlessly suppresses at home. The ailing Palestinian Authority views Hamas as its principal rival for power. And the United States long ago designated Hamas as a terrorist group.
Could Israel finally dislodge Hamas from power and invite Saudi Arabia, Egypt and maybe the United Arab Emirates to deploy a substantial peacekeeping force to the strip? That would serve Israel’s interests in toppling an enemy and the Arab states’ interests in diminishing a rival.
Could the Palestinian Authority resume civil control over the strip, with security furnished by Arab states and economic aid from the gulf states, Washington and Brussels? That would give Ramallah the control over Gaza it has lacked for 16 years, strengthen secular forces in Palestinian politics and free Gazans from extremist tyranny.
Could Israel and Egypt ease their restrictions on Gaza’s economy and the movement of its people in exchange for guarantees that the strip won’t again turn into a haven for havoc? That would give the Saudis the opportunity to show that any agreement they make with Israel would help ordinary Palestinians.
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The answer is to turn off the water and power to Gaza and let the populace provide for themselves, not free at Israel’s expense. Gaza, the size of Washington, DC, will implode from within. Problem solved.
Simply turn all of Gaza into a pile of rubble. The vermin existing there will have to find a new home. There is no living with them or next door to them.
Where is Thomas Friedman? Howard Fineman?
More hand-wringing about Israel’s borders. I guess it’s too much to expect him to show as much concern about our own borders.
Stephens was born in New York City. Both his parents were secular Jews. His mother was born in Italy at the start of World War II to Jewish parents who had fled Nazi Germany.
Gaza is a $#ithole. The best thing is to have Gaza Strip depopulated. The refugees will have to move to Arab countries. Yes, we know the Arab countries don’t want to take them in but this isn’t business as usual.
You are an idiot.
step one will occur this coming Saturday when Israel quits exporting electricity to Gaza ...
Picture that pleases the US State Dept, the White House,
the DNC and the entire UN.
The MSM remains silent and bows before Hamas.
Yes our borders come first. Yes, youshould just come out and admit you dislike Jews.Don’t be shy, be brave, then open up a Bible.
…and I want ice cream castles in the sky…
Israel has take back Gaza, 100%, find and deport to Iran all Hamas memebers and sympathizers, deport all other non-Israelis to the Muslim nation of their choice or else the West Bank, and formally annex Gaza ending all possible future attacks from Gaza.
I’ve got an idea. DON’T GIVE HAMAS ANOTHER PENNY….EVER!
From one border war to another.
We must feed the military industrial complex.
“America Last”
Correction:
Gaza Must End Now
The Gazan arabs should be given the choice of Sinai or the Mediterranean then they should be pushed out of Gaza with whatever force is necessary.
Moslem Arabs and Moslem Africans esp. Berbers and Somalis are irredeemable barbarians. Their religion guarantees that they cannot be civilized. If the US begins to break up we will discover that the Moslems among us are no different. Read their operating manual. Everyone should read a Saudi English translation of the Koran.
Power is already off.
I bet all those liberal, progressive Israel Jews who pushed for giving up control of Gaza are eating crow again.
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