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Forget ceasefires: The only path to peace is Hamas’s complete destruction

By Michael Rubin

Published December 8, 2023 11:00am ET

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Forget ceasefires: The only path to peace is Hamas’s complete destruction — Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Yassin Mosque destroyed after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City early Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Israel's military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken caused an uproar in Israel when he warned Israelis that they “don’t have credit” to fight Hamas. Vice President Kamala Harris, meanwhile, continued the pivot away from President Joe Biden’s initial moral clarity when she implied that Israel’s counterterror offensive violated international law.

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