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Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-will-never-change-sooner-or-later-it-must-be-faced-down/
Gaza's Islamist Rulers Will Not Allow Quiet to Prevail
(Times of Israel) David Horovitz - Israel has sought to avoid a deeper conflict in Gaza. It even allowed the transfer to Gaza of $15 million in Qatari cash to relieve the economic pressure there. Israel withdrew its army and uprooted the 8,000 Jewish civilians who lived in Gaza in 2005. But Hamas wants all the land from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River. The riots and the tunneling and the rocket fire amount to extortion. But a murderous extortionist cannot be bought off. Sooner or later, Hamas must be faced down. And in the battle between a sovereign state that is obligated to ensure security for its citizens, and a ruthless, cynical terrorist organization, backed by Iran and committed to Israel's destruction, there can and must be only one winner.