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Israel cannot afford to let the war become a stalemate or a war of attrition. The actions in the diplomatic, economic and civilian arenas, just like those on the battlefield, must serve the strategy of reaching our goals in the shortest amount of time and at the lowest cost.
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Humanitarian concerns, both for the one hundred or so Israeli civilians still held hostage by Hamas and for the hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians held hostage by Hamas, must be secondary.
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Israel must maintain full security control and its civilian communities in this strategically critical territory.
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Israel must not be dragged into a protracted quagmire that also will increase the risk to IDF soldiers.
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The practical way to ensure a quick and effective military operation with minimal risk to the uninvolved population is to temporarily relocate this population outside the combat zones.
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Closing down UNRWA is necessary to create the conditions for stability and peace
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During a UN Security Council meeting on the 24th of October, the secretary general, Antonio Guterres, said that Hamas’ October 7th attacks on Israel “did not happen in a vacuum”. …
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The unfortunate truth is that Hamas enjoys broad political support from the population of the Strip, which elected it in the past and may do so again.
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It might be appropriate to adopt a more aggressive approach so as to reduce the risks to our forces, even if it runs against the wishes expressed by the White House
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Repeat pauses in the war are extraordinarily dangerous on many levels.