Let's face it Hamas is no humanitarian organization nor are they a simple political party wishing to represent the people of the Gaza Strip. Hamas is classified as a terrorist group yet that doesn't mean they represent the majority of the Palestinian people. Given that how could anyone state that the innocent civilians living in the Gaza Strip are nothing more than terrorists deserving the punishment meted out by the IDF. A former general in the IDF not only believes this but he compared the Gaza Strip to Nazi Germany.
Retired Major Gen. Giora Eiland thinks Israel is making a big mistake in its weeks-long Gaza offensive. In an opinion column in Israel's Ynet News, the former head of Israel's National Security Council argues Tuesday that his country should not "feel obligated to supply Gaza's residents with food, fuel, and electricity," because "in Gaza, there is no such thing as 'innocent civilians.'"
Purposefully punishing the entire population of Gaza, instead of targeting Hamas, may sound harsh, Eiland concedes, but the Gaza residents "are to blame for this situation just like Germany's residents were to blame for electing Hitler as their leader and paid a heavy price for that, and rightfully so." He continues:
Hamas is not a terror organization which came from afar and forcibly occupied Gaza. It's the authentic representative of the population there. It rose to power following democratic elections and built an impressive military ability with the residents' support. Its power base has remained stable despite the suffering.... Because we want to be compassionate towards those cruel people, we are committing to act cruelly towards the really compassionate people — the residents of the State of Israel. [Ynet News]
According to the "general" the Israeli government should turn to the old fashioned siege to completely destroy the Gaza Strip its people, economy, government and civil society. Perhaps they really go all the way and launch infested bodies into the Gaza Strip and sit back slowly watch everyone die.
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