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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/the-only-choice-israel-has/
The Only Choice Israel Has
(Israel Hayom) Meir Ben Shabbat - On Oct. 7, the Holocaust survivors' state was attacked by the new Nazis. Their heinous plan and cruelty were on full display for the whole world to see. In this war, Israel has no choice. It must act as the Allies did in their war against the Nazis. It's time to dispel the myth that "the Gaza population is a victim of Hamas." True, not everyone there supports Hamas. But the level of support for it undermines the claim that "Hamas does not represent the Palestinians." Opinion polls over the years have indicated its popularity among the residents of Gaza. The circumstances under which Israel entered the war exempt it from dealing with what will happen in Gaza after the war. The reason for this is simple: Israel has no other choice. It must respond with overwhelming force. Any other response could potentially leave it under existential threat. The writer, head of the Misgav Institute for National Security & Zionist Strategy in Jerusalem, served as Israel's national security advisor and head of the National Security Council.