A Pessimistic Look at the War in Gaza
After six months, who’s winning?
April 11, 2024
A Pessimistic Look at the War in Gaza
After six months, who’s winning?
Shortly after the Hamas’s onslaught on Israel, the strategist Aaron MacLean wrote an article for Mosaic arguing that the IDF should refrain from a major campaign to gain control of the Gaza. Instead, he suggested, Jerusalem should go on the offensive against Hamas’s Iranian sponsors elsewhere, while picking off the terrorist leaders and capabilities on its own schedule. Six months later, the Gaza war has gone far better for Israel on the ground than just about anyone expected. Yet MacLean remains skeptical about the possibilities of strategic victory, for reasons he outlines when putting this difficult question to Michael Doran: is Hamas winning? (Audio, 37 minutes).
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