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Degrade Hamas But Not Destroy it?
Dear Editor:
On March 18 Jake Sullivan, the United States National Security Advisor, said “The president told the prime minister again today that we share the goal of defeating Hamas.” And the very next day, on March 19, Matthew Miller, Spokesperson for the United States Department of State, said “every step must be taken to degrade Hamas so such an event like October 7th can’t be repeated.” [Source: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-march-19-2024]
Is the State Department now saying that the Biden Administration policy is to see Hamas degraded and not destroyed? If the defeat of Hamas remains “the goal” why hasn’t the State Department corrected its March 19 statement?
Is the delivery of conflicting signals intentional?
Destroying Hamas is the right thing to do. And it is necessary.
Let’s remember the words of columnist Cal Thomas from January 2009 “Hamas, a group designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department, are the Nazis of modern times. Israel is right to pound military targets inside Gaza.”
The State Department is wrong to speak about a goal to “degrade Hamas.” If U.S. policy states that Israel cannot destroy the terrorist organizations that attempt every single day to kill Israelis, then on what grounds does America have the right to target the terror
Sincerely,
Moshe Phillips
Pennsylvania
Israel is Fighting “Our War”
Dear Editor:
Hamas must be vanquished. The klepto/terrorists have ruined the lives of the people in their charge.
In 2005, Israel, in a mistaken fit of generosity, removed every Jew from Gaza. The plan was to give the Arabs the opportunity to develop a unique society, without any interference or excuses. They were left greenhouses to start businesses. Large buildings remained intact. Donors were prepared to finance Gaza’s development.
The Gazans blew it. They destroyed everything the Jews left them. Then the PA and Hamas began squabbling and by 2007, PA loyalists and Bedouin were driven out.
Hamas terrorists, aided by UNRWA, relentlessly crushed the people, blaming their plight on Israel. The billions of dollars contributed for their sustenance was diverted into war materials and tunnels, and not invested in homes, schools and hospitals.
Despite Egypt and Israel’s weapons embargo, Hamas manage to fire thousands of rockets at Israeli civilians (a war crime) while hiding behind Palestinian civilians (another war crime.)
On a regular basis, Hamas lunged at Israel. For how long could Israel let this happen?
Oct. 7, 2023 was the last straw.
Hamas must now be destroyed. Islamic terrorism, whether Hamas, Hezbollah, al Qaida or ISIS will not disappear, any more than Nazism has, but they must be rendered ineffective for the West to survive.
Israel is the ‘Small Satan’. America is the ‘Great Satan’. Israel is fighting our war.
Sincerely
Len Bennett
Ottawa, CANADA
US Stabs Israel in the Back
Dear Editor:
I remember when Chuck Schumer came out against the deadly Iran deal only at the very last moment, when it was too late to influence any other senators. Now he has betrayed Israel, obviously for the sake of narrow political advantage. I voted for him before, but I will never vote for him again.
The fact of the matter is that more and more Democrats are coming out against Israel and that is beyond disheartening. I recall that at one time, not too long ago, Israel enjoyed bi-partisan support in Congress but sadly that no longer holds true. No doubt that the insidious woke, progressive movement had a great deal to do with this dangerous shift against Israel.
Yesterday, I was shocked beyond belief when I heard that the Biden administration had told their representative at the United Nations to abstain on a security council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. In essence, this vote for a gift to Hamas, a way for the US to say “we are behind you.” I also think that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu had every right to cancel the planned delegation he assembled to travel to Washington to discuss plans for an assault of Rafah with administration officials.
In the end, as always, Israel and Jews everywhere stand alone as the entire world has turned their collective backs on us. The message here is that we only have Hashem to rely on and it is our mission to come close to Him and to know without a shadow of a doubt that it is He who is the rock of our salvation.
Sincerely,
Nina Noonstein
Brooklyn
Regime Change in Israel???
Dear Editor:
It was truly frightening to read in your March 12 issue that Biden administration officials are hoping and expecting that there will be street protests in Israel that will force Israel’s prime minister to resign. Can you imagine if Israeli government officials were saying such things about America’s president? Wouldn’t that be considered outrageous interference in another country’s affairs? But somehow when the target is Israel, it seems to be acceptable.
Sincerely,
Sender Lumbraw
Boro Park
Israel Always Has to Be the “Nice Guy”
Dear Editor:
Why is it that Israel always has to be the nice guy and play by the rules? When Hamas first took all those Israelis hostages, the Israeli should have rounded up all the relatives of Hamas members who are living in Israel—and there are plenty of them, including the sister of Sinwar, the Hamas leader, who has been getting free medical treatment in Israel. The Hamas relatives should have been held hostage, just like the Israelis, and that’s who they should trade for the Israeli hostages, instead of letting convinced Palestinian terrorists out of prison, who will just murder even more Israelis.
Sincerely,
Moshe Korman
Boro Park
