The terrible catastrophe that befell Israel illustrates the murderous DNA of Hamas, which advocates ethnic cleansing of the Jews from their land, just as the Holocaust of European Jewry stemmed from the Nazi policy of cleansing Europe of its Jews.
The scenes are reminiscent of the testimonies of the massacre of the Jews of Hebron in 1929. We must ensure that contrary to the results of that massacre, which led to the elimination of the Jewish community in Hebron until after the Six-Day War, Israel will find a way to strengthen and deepen the Jewish presence and settlement in the envelope area and ensure the security of the residents there in any way necessary.
The return of the residents to these communities will be a symbol of Israeli strength. The establishment of a security zone of Jewish communities near the border on the Gaza side should not be ruled out, thereby pushing the security zone and the military preparations required to guard it into the Gaza Strip.
In his speech, US President Joe Biden echoed the message that must be fixed these days all over the world – Hamas must deal with the strength with which ISIS was treated! Unlike ISIS, until October 7, Hamas had some international legitimacy with a political arm responsible for the welfare of its citizens, and territory to control. Not anymore.
Hamas must be toppled and the Hamas fortress in Gaza must be turned into rubble that will make life in the Gaza Strip under Hamas rule intolerable, so that Hamas supporters in the Gaza Strip will have no choice but to flee by sea or the Egyptian border. The war in the south must end with a clear victory by Hamas.
The terrible events in the south are the terrifying scenario for which Israel was preparing in the north. Hezbollah, which now looks south and learns from what is happening, must be deterred by Israel's response in Gaza, tactically and strategically. We must ensure that the conclusions drawn by Hezbollah are desirable.
Egypt and Syria learned a lot from the Six-Day War and the War of Attrition, and they formed the basis of Egypt's security doctrine on the eve of Yom Kippur. Egypt approached the Yom Kippur War with the understanding that it had succeeded relatively well in the War of Attrition, certainly compared to the Six-Day War, and implemented many of the warfare tactics it used in the War of Attrition in the Yom Kippur War.
The current war must not be the model according to which Hezbollah will plan the conquest of the northern Galilee up to the Safed-Nahariya line. We must ensure that Israel's response in Gaza makes it clear to Hezbollah that the scenario of occupying the northern Galilee is neither possible nor worthwhile, but that it will strengthen Israel and eliminate Hezbollah's presence in Lebanon. This is the time when we must strengthen the IDF's image vis-à-vis our enemies, and show that anyone who dares to think that he can carry out an attack on Israel will eventually cease to exist. Therefore, the State of Israel must ensure for future generations that the Gaza Strip is free of Hamas and its supporters. And that would be the end result of the war.
The United States is sending a strong message to Iran and its proxies by sending military aid to Israel. This is a declarative act of deterrence – anyone who threatens Israel also threatens the United States
The United States understands the dangers of not delivering a death blow to Hamas. The situation in the contemporary multi-power world is worse than it was during the Yom Kippur War. This is a challenge to American hegemony in the entire Middle East, and not just an opportunity to take away from the Soviet Union the primacy and reins of regional processes in the two-power world that existed in 1973. The U.S. will benefit only in the event of a complete Israeli victory in the arena.
The United States is sending a strong message to Iran and its proxies by sending military aid to Israel. This is a declarative act of deterrence – anyone who threatens Israel also threatens the United States.
The great power struggle between the United States and the rival radical axis, in which Iran is also a partner, is taking on tangible significance for the first time. The Axis powers, which center support the United States, must show uncompromising support for Israel, including from Arab countries friendly to Israel. This is also a test moment for the United States, as a superpower seeking to consolidate its power and influence in the Middle East.
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