The idea that Israel might have to occupy the Gaza Strip for even seven months to ensure Gaza’s compliance with the terms of surrender, has become unthinkable
Goals such as “unconditional surrender” and the terms of an Allied “occupation” of Germany were set. The US and Britain appointed teams to deal with German prisoners of war, civilian refugees, and, most importantly for the long-term — the rehabilitation of Germany while ensuring that a militarized German state could never rise again to threaten the security of the world.
If Israel were to be afforded the same time frame and considerations in dealing with Hamas, it might have a better chance of arriving at a plan for “the day after” in Gaza that would make the Middle East, and the world, a safer and saner place to live.
But no one cuts Israel any slack. Demands began pouring in from all quarters for Israel to develop a plan for the day after, even before the war in Gaza started. Unconditional surrender, which the Allies demanded from Nazi Germany, is a non-starter when it comes to Hamas. If anything, Israel is the one expected to surrender — to all of Hamas’s demands, which the Biden administration has come around to supporting in its efforts to end the war and win re-election.
The idea that Israel might have to occupy the Gaza Strip for even seven months — not to mention the seven years that the Allies occupied Germany after World War II — to ensure Gaza’s compliance with the terms of surrender, has become unthinkable. Instead, Israel is expected to exit Gaza without achieving its military goals and then hand over control to a different group of terrorists who share the same genocidal goal as Hamas.
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