At the beginning of the war, I advocated for moving women and children to the West Bank and men into camps in the Negev. Spare me your accusations of ethnic cleansing or genocide. I can assure you my intentions were to minimize harm to innocent victims during the war.
So I don't see the idea as fundamentally bad, however, I think it is too late to take this approach. The war has gone on too long which demonstrates that the goal of eradicating Hamas is next to impossible. Netanyahu foolishly stated this as an end goal, so ending the war before achieving it will be viewed as a victory for Hamas. I held my tongue on Netanyahu since October 7th since it was the wrong time to be a critic, but Israel has subdued its enemies, at least temporary. IMHO, Netanyahu is bad for Israel and it time to replace him.
Netanyahu branded Rabin a traitor before he was assassinated
Netanyahu was corrupt before Oct 7
Netanyahu enabled Hamas before Oct 7
Netanyahu failed to prevent the attack on Oct 7
Netanyahu set an unreasonable goal in response to Oct 7
With respect to Gaza, almost every senior Hamas leader is dead. The death and destruction inflicted upon Gaza is adequate to deliver the message that an action like October 7th is not in their best interest. Around 50 Israeli soldiers have died since the end of the previous ceasefire. This is more than double the remaining living hostages. We have reached the point of diminishing returns and futility. We are losing more than we can possibly gain.
End this. Remove the troops from Gaza and bring the hostages home. See what the Palestinians do. Learn from the failures on Oct 7. Never again.
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