Netanyahu in Gaza: 'Nothing will stop us'

I am really shocked at how inept Bibi is at running this war. Only Israel is told how to run its war. I don’t ever recall that Churchill told FDR how to run the war against the Nazis in Europe. I don’t recall any nation, especially its ally, the US, telling Ukraine how to conduct itself in its war with Russia. From the very beginning of this war, it should have been made clear by Bibi from the get go that Gaza is a country and Hamas is its government. It’s not a terror organization. Therefore Hamas can only deal with Israel. No water, no UNWRA, no US pressure on how many civilians dead is acceptable. War means collateral damage. People die. The US killed two million civilians in Iraq. Or one country uttered a word. There should be not a drop of water, food, medicine, or anything going through Egypt without Israel’s approval. Qatar brokering a deal? Nonsense. Never heard of such a thing. And Obiden tells Israel how they should conduct the war- that it matters! Also who’s checking those humanitarian trucks going into Gaza. For all we know, there are advanced weapons hidden amongst the supplies.

It’s nice for you to talk like you run the world, but the fact is that no political leader in israel other than Bibi would be able to navigate this political minefield. We have a US president and administration that gives billions to Iran, wants us to stop fighting and then to bring in the PA to Gaza so we can get to fight this war again in 5 years. The fact is that NO prime minister of israel has ever said no to america other than Bibi. He knows how to pull it off. Sometimes he needs to give an inch so he can get a foot back, but he has been very strong and consistent. We will wipe out hamas and we will not allow the situation to return. That is his consistent pledge, and it will happen.

In the movie ‘Gaslight’, a sustained effort is made to portray a falsehood as reality. That’s what’s going on here. The government made a series of commitments, and one by one they’re being shunted aside. Yet Netanyahu and his colleagues insist they still intend to destroy Hamas. How exactly, when they’re negotiating with them, praising their sponsor in Qatar, and now guaranteeing immunity to the overseas leadership? How, when you accept the “blinding” of surveillance because Hamas demanded it, the provisioning of supplies and fuel because Hamas demanded it, three prisoners for one innocent because Hamas demanded it? What “price” will they willingly pay when it comes to the release of IDF captives, because Hamas demands it?