An essential defeat: Why Israel must destroy Hamas in Gaza City - opinion
A victory of Israel will inject encouragement to the conservatives and the nationalists in the free world, who mostly view Israel as a Western nationalist bastion in a rough neighborhood.
PALESTINIANS MOVE southward after the IDF ordered residents of Gaza City to evacuate, last Saturday. The conquest of Gaza City, the final stronghold of Hamas, is an imperative for removing Hamas from power and for Israel to be perceived as the victor in the war, the writer argues.(photo credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)ByEFRAIM INBAR