Wednesday, June 19, 2024

The idiocy of the anti-government protests in Jerusalem

These ongoing protests are outrageous. As can be seen in “Israeli anti-government protesters rally in Jerusalem” (Reuters).

They make me so angry. Why:

  1. These protesters are doing the work of Sinwar. They create this shameful internal pressure on Netanyahu which can only serve to swell the confidence on Sinwar to hold out ... and hold onto those hostages further. These protesters must be a major reason why the hostages won’t be released. This public infighting in Israeli politics is plastered on the news, protestors burning stuff and causing chaos. It’s shocking and sad to see Israel self-destruct and help her enemies.
  2. With respect to the hostages, these protesters actually have the gall to point the finger at Israel’s leadership — as opposed to Hamas. That is basically siding with Hamas. Moral culpability must lay entirely with Hamas. Also, would Hamas return all hostages with another leader? Come on!
  3. What can the government do? Hamas holds the hostages — not Bibi. There is a deal, but it’s Hamas that won’t agree to it. They keep shifting their “demands” because they don’t WANT a deal. Hamas want the war to continue & Israel to be constrained by the international community (see my recent post on Yahya Sinwar’s private communication). Hamas wants some “guarantee” (from the US and Israel) to continue ruling Gaza ... and that’s the only deal they may accept. Those hostages are their only bargaining power. 
  4. Netanyahu has already destroyed major aspects of Hamas. Rafah is undergoing evacuation and Israel controls much of the city and the Egyptian border.  Even President Biden has slowly realised that Netanyahu has destroyed a lot of Hamas. Finish by winning this war and securing Gaza ... this is the only reality-based “peace plan”. People will say we cannot defeated Hamas “with bombs” ... blah blah blah. But, we defeated Nazi Germany with bombs. What is utterly delusional is the blind faith in the ideology of appeasing dictators and terrorists — just like surrendering Czechoslovakia to Hitler in 1938 and leading to the Holocaust ... or when Yitzhak Rabin surrendered Gaza to the Palestinian terrorists in 1993. That wasn’t the fault of Netanyahu — but Rabin, Peres and Sharon.
  5. To give in to Hamas’s utterly one-sided demands is to invite only more attacks and more hostages by these fanatic lunatics. The only protection of Israeli citizens is by guaranteeing no more Oct-7s and that is by liberating Gaza. The taking of hostages - as a strategy - MUST STOP. Otherwise, we invite more Israeli families to be torn apart by this trauma. Hamas’s ability (and desire) to take hostages must be severely and permanently bankrupted. Israel cannot continue to prove that taking hostages pays.    
  6. Why try changing the government during a war? Netanyahu is in charge until Oct 2026 (in line with election results). That is how a democracy runs. How does it help a war to force internal political changes? Is it just power-politics taking precedence over getting rid of Hamas?

It’s also worth asking why should the families of the hostages get a platform.

Everyone in Israel is hostage to these maniacs.

8 comments:

  1. You're not only stupid but a coward. Deleting comments shows your incapacity to discuss different point of view.Blogland is the most ridiculous way to look for the same opinions . Moshe Zuckermann considers his country as a fake demoncracy.

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  2. You are stuck in front of your computer. Funny guy who has nothing better to do. What are you doing in UK , migrate to Israel take a gun and start killing.

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  3. Liam
    I am usually supportive of political protests in every country, as long as the protesters live in a democracy. If they live in a dictatorship, they are likely to turn up exiled, gaoled or executed. That said, Israel is the only democracy in the entire Middle East and after the Holocaust ended, Jews have greatly valued their freedom.

    Yes Netanyahu is in charge until Oct 2026, unless his own party realises that the majority of citizens would like another leader. Or if there is a coalition that depends on the minor parties not withdrawing their support.

    The problem with democracies is that the individuals might yell, swear, carry offensive posters, cover their faces or stop the normal traffic. I would happily allow all protests, as long as they understand that no vulgarity or violence will be accepted.

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  4. I'm against political protests for one reason only: they might lead to a civil war, as a result of the diversity of the population.

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    1. I am in favour of protests, I just think they're silly. :)

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  5. You wrote a good piece. I agree with you that one way treaty for Hamas is not the way to go

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