Peloni: Honickman addresses the matter of the crisis surrounding the hostage crisis in the most accurate fashion possible. The simple reality is that while the tragedy surrounding the hostages can never be ignored, it can not be allowed to dictate national strategy. The attempt to manipulate Israeli strategy based around the fate of these victims was in fact the very reason why they were taken in the first place, and thus far, this fact has hobbled Israel’s response to the October 7 slaughter and the months long missile attacks from Gaza. While including the return of the hostages as one of the war aims was inevitable, it nevertheless should never have been made the primary war aim. It is time to end the war, not thru negotiations, and not in surrender, but in an overwhelming effort to effect a final victory over Hamas.
The hostage dilemma we can’t keep avoiding. We are doing everything we can to bring them home — and we must continue to do so. But we cannot destroy Israel in the name of saving it. Opinion.
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Not at ANY Cost!
Sad but correct.
Time to recover “the whole Israel”.
100% correct. If we allow ourselves to be manipulated into giving up our future safety for the sake of the hostages who may still die of malnourishment or disease or simply because their “hosts” feel that they are in danger from the IDF so they execute them to avoid losing them, we have lost everything. The current policy, mandated by Netanyahu, is to defeat Hamas and punish anyone who can be found to have “hosted” a hostage. This is the only solution to this problem that will keep Israel and future generations safe. Additionally, we should not permit foreign influence to cloud our thinking because it is we who will suffer, not them. For all intents and purposes, we are still the canary in the coal mine and there are too many who would cheer at our demise.