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IDF: NETANYAHU’S GOAL OF ELIMINATING HAMAS IS UNACHIEVABLE
The Libertarian Institute ^ | 6/20/24 | Kyle Anzalone

Posted on 06/20/2024 7:16:18 PM PDT by hardspunned

The spokesman for the Israeli military explained that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s goal of eradicating Hamas is not achievable. The statement comes amid a growing rift between the Israeli leader and the military. In remarks to Israel’s Channel 13 News on Wednesday, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the military spokesperson, explained that the PM’s stated objective in Gaza is an insult to the Israeli people. “This business of destroying Hamas, making Hamas disappear – it’s simply throwing sand in the eyes of the public,” he said. “Hamas is an idea, Hamas is a party. It’s rooted in the hearts of the people – whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is wrong.” The statement from Hagari reflects assessments from US intelligence and military officials that destroying Hamas is not something that can be accomplished. The US intelligence community’s threat assessment released in March said that Israel would likely be fighting Hamas for years to come.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Hamas; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: americafirst; captainobvious; endtheoccupation; hamas; idf; israel; netanyahu
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Obviously.
1 posted on 06/20/2024 7:16:18 PM PDT by hardspunned
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To: hardspunned

“...eradicating Hamas is not achievable.”

Much like the necessary elimination of Islam to save Western Civ.....


2 posted on 06/20/2024 7:19:03 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: hardspunned

Hamas, ISIS, and Hezbollah are like the mythological Hydra.

Cut off one head and two more take its place.


3 posted on 06/20/2024 7:19:07 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: hardspunned

The Russians took a couple of years to destroy Gronzy but they were able to pacify the population in Chechnya.

4 posted on 06/20/2024 7:19:13 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: hardspunned

But don’t let that stop him from trying.


5 posted on 06/20/2024 7:19:36 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: MinorityRepublican
If Netanyahu is taking the Russian approach to dismantling Hamas, the war in Gaza may not end until 2027 or so.

200,000 - 400,000 people in Gaza Strip would have to be "liquidated".

People in Gaza are fighting for Hamas. Therefore, they're willing to die for Allah.

6 posted on 06/20/2024 7:22:59 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: hardspunned

It’s the goal that matters.


7 posted on 06/20/2024 7:23:17 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: MinorityRepublican

“they’re willing to die for Allah”

Help them.


8 posted on 06/20/2024 7:25:34 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Israel, in order: https://freerepublic.com/tag/unclemiltieadventure/index)
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To: hardspunned
“Hamas is an idea, Hamas is a party. It’s rooted in the hearts of the people – whoever thinks we can eliminate Hamas is wrong.”

This may be true, but that's for Israeli voters and the people they elected to decide. I don't see how it's the place of the military to question decisions made by the elected civilian leadership - their job is to try to execute those decisions, not second guess them publicly.
9 posted on 06/20/2024 7:25:50 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: hardspunned

Netanyahu did not state that his goal is to “eradicate Hamas”, but rather to distroy its military and governing capability.


10 posted on 06/20/2024 7:25:53 PM PDT by eclectic (Liberalism is a mental disorder)
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To: hardspunned

And now the obvious truth comes out (not how you spin it):

Clearly DS has had years to infiltrate IDF.

It now all makes sense. All of it, including how 10/7 was permitted to occur.


11 posted on 06/20/2024 7:31:01 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: hardspunned

Hagari is throwing sand. The phrase isn’t to be taken literally. Netanyahu wants to destroy Hamas’ fighting battalions and their weapons tunnels etc. He also hopes he can prevent them from being a political party and internal security force in the next government. He knows Hamas the ideology can only be defeated if the people adopt a better ideology. Hamas wasn’t always terrorist they used to just be a humanitarian organization 40 plus years ago. Now every political group has their own armed wings and every city may have their own ruling clans. Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, PFLP, etc all have armed wings. When they aren’t attacking Israel they are prone to attacking each other for turf, power and influence.


12 posted on 06/20/2024 7:33:41 PM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: hardspunned

Well...the Allies largely made the Nazis disappear.


13 posted on 06/20/2024 7:35:57 PM PDT by rbg81
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To: hardspunned

Seriously?

They have significantly degraded the existing Hamas.

They should be able to eliminate the current fighting force


14 posted on 06/20/2024 7:36:02 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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To: lightman
Cut off one head and two more take its place.

A clever-sounding rationale for not being willing to actually solve the problem.

Curtis LeMay had it right.

"Kill enough of them and they will stop fighting."

That means kill or expel almost all of the Palestinians. That is what it will take to end the war.

And if the Israelis cannot or are not willing to do that, then eventually the Muslims will kill or expel almost all of the Jews in Israel.

15 posted on 06/20/2024 7:43:37 PM PDT by flamberge ("Revolution is the kicking in of a rotten door" - Robert Heinlein)
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To: EvilCapitalist
But don’t let that stop him from trying.

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HUGE ditto!!!!!!!!

16 posted on 06/20/2024 7:45:43 PM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: flamberge

Take the General Pershing approach...


17 posted on 06/20/2024 7:45:57 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: logi_cal869

“permitted to occur”

You keep stating that which you totally made up without evidence.


18 posted on 06/20/2024 7:48:12 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Israel, in order: https://freerepublic.com/tag/unclemiltieadventure/index)
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To: hardspunned

That is what has to be done though, because it’s more than obvious, that Palestinians will never live in peace with them.


19 posted on 06/20/2024 7:49:08 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Uncle Miltie
Help them.

I assume that the IDF and the civilians in Israel believe that if they take out all the Hamas leaders, the war will end.

We know that it's going to take so much more than that.

20 posted on 06/20/2024 7:49:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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