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America is undermining its own interests and sabotaging advancement of a regional architecture based on Saudi Arabia and the Abraham Accords countries.
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A lesson of the Purim tale: Israel cannot allow the world to emasculate it. Finishing off Hamas and maintaining long-term control of a security envelope including Judea, Samaria, and Gaza is an essential goal that justifies Israeli defiance of the world.
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Sending an Israeli delegation to present operational plans in Rafah would enhance Israeli subordination to the U.S. administration.
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The Biden administration has not internalized that for Israel, the defeat of Hamas is an existential issue. It is not like America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which were conducted thousands of miles away.
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Israel must control the area both to eliminate Hamas military capabilities and to make it clear to Gazans that the era of Hamas rule is over.
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Regional and international players – enemies, friends, and neutral actors – are keeping a watchful eye on developments. Their stance and conduct towards Israel will be affected by Gaza’s results. While not the sole reason, this makes it all the more evident that Israel has no alternative but to pursue the war’s goals until they are fully met.
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Israelis are not “traumatized” by October 7, but rather alert. They are not wounded babies that have to be coddled and coaxed into making “adult decisions” like embracing Palestinian statehood.
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How Israel should address the initiative to establish a Palestinian State in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
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Israel must act swiftly to end the network’s broadcasts from Israel and the territories.
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It would allow Hamas to survive and claim victory for Palestinians, despite the barbaric massacre and war crimes it committed.