’israel’ Searching for Exit from Gaza Hell: We’re Paying Price

Days passed on the “Israeli” brutal aggression on Gaza, and the oppressed strip astonished the world:

The resistance rockets were capable of hitting deeper into the Zionist entity, seizing millions of settlers between balls of fire and shelters.

Another surprise was scored: The resistance is ready on the naval level: a commandos group launched a beachhead operation, showing that Hamas and other resistance factions are ready on more than one level.

Meanwhile, Tel Aviv suffered the frustration.

Under the title, “Did “Israel” really think Hamas would turn the other cheek?”, Haaretz “Israeli” daily, “”Israel” wildly arrested some 500 Palestinians, including members of parliament and dozens of freed prisoners… The army terrorized the entire West Bank with a dragnet and mass arrests, whose declared aim was “to crush Hamas.

A racist campaign raged on the Internet and led to a Palestinian teenager being burned alive. All this followed “Israel’s” punitive campaign against the effort to establish a Palestinian unity government that the world was prepared to recognize, its violation of its commitment to release prisoners, a halt of the diplomatic process and a refusal to propose any alternate plan or vision.”

“Did we really think the Palestinians would accept all this submissively, obediently, and calmly, and that “peace” and quiet would continue to prevail in “Israel’s” cities?”

“What exactly were we thinking? That Gaza would live forever in the shadow of “Israeli” caprice, with the restraints sometimes loosened a bit, or sometimes painfully tightened? That the biggest prison in the world would carry on as a prison? That hundreds of thousands of its residents would remain cut off forever? That exports would be blocked and fishing restricted? What exactly are 1.5 million people supposed to live on? Is there anyone who can explain why the blockade, even if partial, of Gaza continues? Can anyone explain why its future is never discussed? Did we think that all this would continue and Gaza would accept it submissively?”

“Anyone who thought so was a victim of dangerous delusions, and now we are all paying the price.”
According to the daily, The operation already has a childish name, “Protective Edge.”
“But Operation Protective Edge started and will end like all previous operations – giving us no protection and no edge….What’s amazing is that from operation to operation, nobody seems to learn anything, and nothing changes except the weapons,” it added.

In parallel, Haaretz mentioned: “If he [Netanyahu] really wasn’t interested in it, then he should have seriously pursued diplomatic negotiations. But he didn’t, so it’s clear that he really was interested in confrontation. The headline of his newspaper, “Israel” Hayom, declared, “Take it to the finish.” But “Israel” will never achieve the insane “finish” desired by “Israel” Hayom, certainly not by force.”

For his part, Barak Ravid wrote in the same daily, “When the decision was made to launch Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, the security cabinet did not set any diplomatic objectives for it.”
“Beyond trying to stop the rocket fire by military means, it isn’t clear if the Netanyahu government wants to simply restore the status quo and gain a few more months of quiet, or to fashion a new diplomatic reality regarding Gaza for the morning after.”

He also highlighted that “the only diplomacy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Foreign Ministry are engaged in right now is public diplomacy.”
“But during this round of fighting with Hamas, Israel finds itself with no reliable or relevant party to mediate between it and Hamas and help negotiate a cease-fire,” he said.

Moreover, the writer concluded that “even though “Protective Edge” is only in its fourth day, “Israel” desperately needs an exit strategy. Every day that goes by without discussing one is liable to drag “Israel” into a dangerous ground operation against its will.”

For its part, Ynet daily viewed that “the “Israeli” army launched the “Protective Edge” reluctantly, and the results at this stage are unimpressive.”

“The army was supposed to prepare for this battle – especially the aerial one, which depends on better intelligence – in order to keep the round as short as possible and remove half “Israel” from the circle of threat,” it confirmed.