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Source: https://www.jns.org/its-time-to-flip-the-script-on-israels-war-narrative/
It's Not about Deterrence Anymore. It's about Ensuring that No Group Can Butcher Families and Fire Rockets at Israeli Civilians
(JNS) Alex Traiman - Israel is embroiled in an asymmetric media battle in which terrorists cry foul after launching unprovoked attacks, and the international community rushes to scold the one democracy in the Middle East for daring to defend itself. Israel's new doctrine must be stated clearly: Any terror organization that attacks Israel will be annihilated, no matter how long it takes. This isn't about deterrence anymore. It's about ensuring that no group can fire rockets at Israeli civilians, butcher families, kidnap children and expect restraint in response. Moreover, any civilian population that knowingly harbors and enables such terror groups must understand the consequences of complicity. If terror embeds itself in neighborhoods, schools and hospitals, the blame for the fallout lies first and foremost with those who let it happen. The same countries that lecture Israel about humanitarian law have done absolutely nothing to ease Palestinian suffering by offering to take in civilians from Gaza. Their silence reveals an ugly truth: These nations do not care about Palestinians. They care only about blaming Israel. This selective outrage sends a message to terror groups worldwide: You can start wars, lose them badly and then weaponize global sympathy by playing the victim. No other country in the world is asked to absorb missile fire, kidnappings or mass murder and respond with diplomacy. Why wouldn't terror groups attack and take hostages if all the international community winds up doing is turning the oppressors into the victims?