Israel Admits Failure in Gaza
On 16 January 2025, I appeared on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano.
We spent much time talking about the Gaza ceasefire agreement that Hamas and Israel just signed.
I made the case that Israel has failed in Gaza and the terms of the agreement make that clear.
Israel has not defeated Hamas by its own admission, Israel has agreed to completely leave Gaza, Israel has agreed to abandon the Philadelphi Corridor that separates Gaza from Egypt, Palestinians are free to return to their homes (including those in northern Gaza), and aid will begin flowing into Gaza.
Israel is getting the hostages back, but many of them are dead and far more Palestinian prisoners in Israel will be released than hostages returned.
There is no guarantee that the ceasefire will hold and it’s no substitute for a sustainable peace. But even if it fails, Israel still has no way of winning the war in Gaza, save for driving all the Palestinians into Egypt, which is unlikely to happen.
In sum, when you compare the Netanyahu government’s rhetoric since 7 October 2023 about what it was going to achieve in Gaza with the terms of the ceasefire, it is apparent that Israel has failed to achieve its goals.
It’s hard to win if you get mixed up and think that human sacrifice is sane warfare.
Why haven't the Israeli people kicked Netanyahu's government out of office yet? The country is permanently isolated on the international stage after this one sided annihilation of the Palestinian people.