A War That Must Be Won

As it stands today, Israel will never win the global propaganda war. It must win the war against Hamas as quickly and as comprehensibly as possible.

Military action at a location given as Gaza, amid the conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group, in this handout image released on Nov. 5, 2023. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via Reuters

Commentary

Israel is battling Hamas, a largely anti-semitic media, the Islamist diaspora, Iran, and time in a war they can’t afford to lose.

The stakes for Israel couldn’t be higher. In what was and remains a barbaric and heinous attack on Israeli citizens of all ages, Israel is rapidly finding itself waging a war of words and truth against much of the world in addition to fighting against Hamas in Gaza.

In his speech to the nation of Israel, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spelled out the nature and meaning of the war against Hamas, and its sponsors in the region, which include Iran and Syria, when he said, “Never again is now.”

Spirit of Auschwitz Alive in Hamas

He’s right in at least one context. If nothing else, the utter inhumanity of the attacks on Oct. 7 showed the Israelis in stark and unmistakable terms that the dark spirit of Auschwitz and Dachau has found a home in the hearts of too many of the people living in Gaza.