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Dialogue only path to lasting peace in Israel

Israel has waged war against Hamas for almost a year.

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by BOSCO MARITA

Leader03 October 2024 - 09:11

In Summary


     


    Israel has waged war against Hamas for almost a year. At first, their revenge attacks made sense.

    The plan was to cut Hamas to size. But one thing remained clear—defeating Hamas or eliminating it was out of the question. Israel seems to have achieved their goal after a horrifying massacre of 40,000 people.

    But the Israelis, sure the administration of Joe Biden will always back them politically, economically and militarily, have opened a new war front with Hezbollah in Lebanon. As a result, the likelihood of a third world war looms ever so close.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken Israel to the brink. The tensions in the Middle East are at breaking point after Iranian leaders unleashed a barrage of missiles into Tel Aviv, on Tuesday, as a warning that the war must stop.

    Within hours of Iran getting into the fray, twin explosions occurred near the embassy of Israel in Copenhagen, Denmark, and seven people were shot and killed by two gunmen inside Israel.

    Violence begets violence. The peace in the Middle East will only come through dialogue. Netanyahu must realise that peace talks will deliver the peace his country craves. Bombs and tanks will only delay the prospects.

     

    Quote of the Day: “If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.”

     

    Al Sharpton

    The American minister and civil rights activist was born on October 3, 1954

     


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