Will the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas have the potential to have far-reaching implications on international geopolitics? Perhaps, not. As the famous Stock Market - the known information is already baked into pricing. The known information here is that it will not resolve anything. There will be a substantial amount of bloodshed this time, as compared to prior instances but it will sow seeds for the next round of conflict, mayhem, and another round of destruction. And more and more blood!
However, the Hamas attack is different than prior instances. One, it was incredibly coordinated. Even if we may say they got lucky with IDF dozing soundly, the sheer scale, brutality, and audacity of the attack caught everyone off guard. The consensus seems to be that Hamas was quite lucky in their 'success'. Hamas probably never thought they would have so many of their fighter enter the Israeli territory without any resistance. The borders turned out to be porous and what ensued was pure terror.
This is the point I would like to emphasize. Even if we agree that Hamas was lucky in getting into the territory so easily, the brutality that followed was calculated. Once in Israeli territory, these Islamic terrorists went after innocent, unarmed civilians in systematic brutality. Killing by guns and knives was just a basic thing. The women and children bore the brunt of the attack. Rapes were recorded, babies getting tossed in the oven or bashed against the wall were recorded, point-blank headshots were recorded, and hunting for women for rapes was recorded. There was no hesitancy in their act. There was a fervor. To be hateful is one thing, to be vengeful is one thing and to be Hamas perpetrating some of the acts that I wish I had never read about is an entirely different ball game.
How is one supposed to respond to this inhuman and degrading violence? One option is to fold meekly and give whatever the perpetrators are asking or the second option is to unleash the fury. Israel chose the second option and rightfully so. And in a true Macbre fashion that only Islamic terror would be able to achieve, Hamas is coming out 'victorious' since Hamas is shielding themselves from innocent children of Palestine. Isn't that something? And what's worse is the majority of the so-called liberal Western population along with a useless piece of the crap body called the UN is siding with Hamas and asking for Israel to stop the retaliation? The equivocation is jarring. These bodies and actors condemn Hamas only when they get to condemn Israel, putting both of them on an equal footing. How?
Israel is likely to essentially take over northern Gaza. I would not be surprised if they settled out the northern Gaza as well. Dust will settle down at some point. The lives of 1200 will not come back. The memories of ghastly killings and rapes will continue to haunt us for eons to come. This is unlikely to solve the core issue but going forward, the bloodshed will only increase. And with so many 'liberal', 'humanitarian' supporters, Hamas will grow in power!
