What is the plan for victory?

Submitted by Jonathan D. Safren (Israel), Mar 28, 2006 at 13:41

Daniel Pipes writes: "Israelis eventually must gird themselves to resuming the difficult, bitter, long, and expensive effort needed to convince the Palestinians and others that their dream of eliminating Israel is defunct."

Please suggest exactly how is this to be done. Making vague suggestions is very easy; getting down to brass tacks is another matter.

What is Israel to do - Overrun the Palestinian towns? Shell populated areas? Cut off their water and electricity? Seal the Palestinian borders with the outside world?

Can Israel take the necessary steps without incurring the wrath of the international community, including its supporter, the United States?

Please be more specific, Dr. Pipes.

---

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".