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| Yarden Bibas on 60 Minutes last night (JTA) |
This is not to say that I trust this ultra-liberal news
source for any kind of balanced reporting. They lost their credibility on that
score long ago. That being said, it’s hard to dispute what was reported
directly by Mr. Bibas and other recently freed hostages about the way they were
treated during their captivity.
The savagery of Hamas is subhuman. The physical and mental
torture of hostages for well over a year was beyond brutal. This segment of 60 Minutes was
one of the most riveting things I have ever watched on TV - even in fictional
drama. It is beyond description. I defy anyone to watch and listen to these
recently released former hostages and not be as outraged as I am.
Which is why I have no misgivings advocating doing whatever is necessary to secure their release. But Israel’s mission should not end there. These subhuman pieces of garbage, parading around as if they were human, ought to be utterly destroyed. Hamas must be wiped off the face of the earth. Once the hostages are released, Israel must do whatever is necessary to obliterate them, including violating any agreement made with Hamas to secure their release - if that is what it takes.
I have absolutely no ethical or moral compunctions about that.
These ‘people’ do not deserve to have any agreement honored. On the contrary,
if obliterating them means violating the terms of an agreement, I consider it a
Mitzvah Min Hamuvchar - the
choicest of Mitzvos to do that. Nor does it matter to me how many civilians Hamas throws
in Israel’s way to prevent her from accomplishing that goal. Justice demands their
end. The death or dismemberment of any number of Palestinians (men, women or
children) thrown in Israel’s way is entirely at the hands of Hamas themselves.
What about world opinion? Foremost on my mind is pursuing
justice. The only justice with respect to Hamas is erasing them from the face
of the earth. Along with anyone who tries to help them, including (and perhaps
especially) Iran.
(On that score, it would not surprise me in the least if the
president were on board with a plan designed to bring the Iranian mullahs to
their knees with the help of Israel in some sort of coordinated attack. Which
would destroy their nuclear capabilities. But I digress.)
The world opinion about Israel that comes out of the UN is
so antisemitic, that I have long ago discounted anything they say about the
Jewish state. Europe’s uber progressive approach to justice – most recently
expressed by the International Court of Justice (ICC) is only the most recent manifestation
of that. Their pronouncements are unalterably skewed against Israel. So any additional
condemnation that might result from Israel’s holy goal could not concern me
less. As long as Israel has US support, I am not worried. Under this president,
I think they will.
Europe may not like it, but they need us a lot more than we
need them. If the U.S. backs Israel, that’s all that really matters.
But even if there were international repercussions for
Israel by violating the terms of an agreement with Hamas, the bottom line for
me is the absolute justice of destroying these monsters - and every other
jihadist group. All of whom rival Nazi Germany in terms of man's inhumanity to
man.
If, after watching that 60 Minutes piece, anyone
still feels that this course of action is immoral, I’d love to hear their
justification. Because I don’t think any rational being can make that case.
If anyone thinks this is just an angry post – let me assure them
that - that is exactly what it is. Only I would leave out the word ‘just’. Yes.
I am angry. Sometimes it takes a bit of anger to break out of the complacency of
conventional wisdom - and with the help of God - do right thing.
