I hate to be this transparent, but you all know where I am going. Israel cannot afford to lose a single war, but it is never permitted to win a decisive victory. As soon as Israel gets the upper hand, the world intervenes to demand compromise. The worst that Israel’s adversaries can expect is a draw, a stalemate — and that is the best Israel is allowed to achieve. As a result, there is never a clear cut triumph in which terms can be dictated by the victor. The embers of war continue to smolder until they again burst into flame.
Compromise today means more war tomorrow. Time is not on Israel’s side. And the suffering of the Palestinians will not end, as it would, albeit painfully, with a decisive defeat and resulting peace and reconstruction.
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