Israel’s current situation is a microcosm of a pressing global problem. Israel’s response at this time has the potential to either mark a momentous historical turning point or a huge, lost opportunity. This holds true for both the complex interactions between moral and strategic considerations.
Since the end of World War II, liberal pacifist appeasement movements have faced substantial obstacles. The recent flood of Muslim immigration and the horrific conflict in Ukraine are two such examples.
Europe is in disarray as nationalist and conservative sentiments are surging in many European countries, from Finland and Sweden to Hungary, Poland, Germany, and France. This indicates a growing lack of faith in liberal discourse as a useful tool for managing both domestic and foreign policy, even if these sentiments occasionally veer into xenophobic territory. The complete or nearly exclusive emphasis on individual rights has become an unethical position for culture and society as a result of anti-liberal elements inside Islam misusing Western liberalism, depriving them of the ability to defend themselves.
But this is only the very tip of the iceberg. The real predators could be lurking nearby, making this only the start of a troubling process.
The West faces a real threat as a result of the West’s extreme placatory confusion in dealing with Iran, complete disregard for Iran’s aggressive tendencies and Muslim-Messianic ideology, and attempts to translate Iranian intentions into terms that serve Western interests.
This is a direct effect of the pacifism that permeates the West and its aversion to getting engaged in a battle that can cause widespread misery to those that aren’t involved. When the day of reckoning comes, the West’s failure to act decisively while it still has the opportunity could have disastrous results. The cooperation between Iran, a Shiite state, and Sunni political Islam, which is represented by Hamas in our region, can help Europeans visualise the probable consequence.
Now let’s go back to Israel.
The horrifying incidents we’ve seen over the past few days are only a small preview of the potential catastrophes that could occur if Israel continues to act as if the 100,000 missiles (100,000!) that Iran has provided Hezbollah with are just sitting around “to rust in warehouses” and fails to understand the dynamics of this region. Any residual questions held up until this week should be eliminated in light of the current developments:
It is impossible to overstate how deeply concerning the trend is that the 2,500 Radwan force’s finest warriors are receiving better training. Israel cannot afford to allow awful terrorist organisations to gain strength along its borders. However, without using force, there is no way to entirely eliminate this menace because the West has lost all power.
The effects of a fascist and totalitarian past, Christian roots, and liberal pacifistic discourse have all been felt. Whatever the causes, this is the current situation and the cause of the confusion that has a considerable effect on the elites in Israel as well, who share this viewpoint with the West.
This is a window. of opportunity that has opened.
We now have the opportunity, justification, and legitimacy to assist the West in changing its worldview in light of the horrific attack on Israel. The Western world is silently waiting for us to present a workable substitute for the unworkable language of individual rights that it is still using.
The unimaginably painful price in blood that we have paid and may yet pay is unbearable, but it is also our historical and moral duty to the victims to turn the tragedy of their lives into a turning point that will spare Israel and the rest of the world from suffering an even worse calamity.
Our natural propensity to adhere to established paradigms is encoded into our brains at a level that is almost biologically evolutionary, so it will take an exceptional societal effort to overcome it. But while this one-of-a-kind window of opportunity is still open, it is a question of survival and existential imperative to conceive a new regional order and work towards its realisation.
This new order consists of a number of elements, from more minor to significant actions:
The total and final destruction of all of Hamas’ political and military infrastructure.
In reaction to IDF airstrikes, the people of the Gaza Strip strategically moved from north to south with the intention of promoting their resettlement in Sinai or other nations. It is significant to highlight that, in contrast to other refugees from the middle of the 20th century, this demographic is primarily made up of refugees whose resettlement has been hampered by the Arab world. A majority of the population—roughly 50 percent—was raised under the educational influence of Hamas and is under the age of 18. The negative ramifications are clear. claiming control over the northern half of the Gaza Strip and establishing a sizeable security buffer zone that is free of civilian habitation and structures the whole length of the Gaza Strip.
This procedure ought to act as a model for ongoing proactive measures against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
This series of steps will provide a number of desirable results. It will make it crystal obvious to our adversaries what they can expect if they represent a real threat to us. Even while they might not be eliminated right away, this will surely have a big negative impact on their drive and morale. The threat coming from the Gaza Strip will be completely eliminated. This strategy can be used as a suitable template for dealing with persistent threats from the north and, perhaps more significantly, for how the West should handle the difficulties brought on by Iran. It will also signify a change in policy towards authoritarian nations that threaten the global order, particularly China.
This fundamental framework must be analysed from a strategic, deterrent, and utilitarian standpoint even though it does not go into the variety of operational and global challenges it provides. I don’t see any moral benefit in continuing to only consider the pain of the Gazan people when evaluating the situation, as this perspective is distorted on both a moral and an existential level.
