"If they can insurgency against the better-armed IDF, they can insurgency against Hamas too. In fact, they live in the same neighborhood as Hamas and know where they sleep at night, so it's a lot easier to kill Hamas terrorists than it is to kill IDF soldiers."
I agree with the need to whack the moles. But it wasn't members of the general…
"If they can insurgency against the better-armed IDF, they can insurgency against Hamas too. In fact, they live in the same neighborhood as Hamas and know where they sleep at night, so it's a lot easier to kill Hamas terrorists than it is to kill IDF soldiers."
I agree with the need to whack the moles. But it wasn't members of the general populace that took on the IDF. It's a lot to expect that the Palestinian populace will rise up en masse to take on Hamas. As both you and Mercer have pointed out things have to get pretty bad before reaching the breaking point.
Maybe the Israeli response will be enough to force that this time. But I wouldn't count on it, as I am sure that you aren't.
"If they can insurgency against the better-armed IDF, they can insurgency against Hamas too. In fact, they live in the same neighborhood as Hamas and know where they sleep at night, so it's a lot easier to kill Hamas terrorists than it is to kill IDF soldiers."
I agree with the need to whack the moles. But it wasn't members of the general populace that took on the IDF. It's a lot to expect that the Palestinian populace will rise up en masse to take on Hamas. As both you and Mercer have pointed out things have to get pretty bad before reaching the breaking point.
Maybe the Israeli response will be enough to force that this time. But I wouldn't count on it, as I am sure that you aren't.