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December 19, 2024

Hamas Isn’t Invincible

“When Islamists start to lose wars, the faithful soon lose heart.”

Just as Ecclesiastes proclaims that there is a time to build and a time to destroy, and Nehemiah was engaged equally in both rebuilding the Jewish homeland and defending the Jews against their enemies, much of the task now before Israel involves destroying Hamas and Hizballah. In the West, especially among diplomats and experts, there is skepticism about this goal. The IDF, we are told, can defeat Hamas in military engagements, kill terrorists, and destroy tunnels, but it can never stamp the group out. Reuel Marc Gerecht is not so sure:

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December 19, 2024

  1. Hamas Isn’t Invincible

    “When Islamists start to lose wars, the faithful soon lose heart.”

  2. The Drawbacks of Israel’s Military Brilliance

    Feats like the exploding pagers can create a false sense of what the IDF can achieve.

  3. France’s Foreign-Policy Hypocrisy Extends to Israel

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  4. Adventures on the Sea of the Talmud

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  5. Despite Lingering Anti-Semitism, Slovakia Is a Safe Haven for Jews

    “A surprising and highly gratifying degree of philo-Semitism.”