While no other nation would be expected to endure daily barrages of rockets, Israel is held to an impossible moral and strategic standard
Instead of global condemnation of Hamas’s war crimes, Israel is, 1. pressured to show restraint 2. negotiate with terrorists 3. and accept periodic missile attacks as a fact of life
This expectation was crystallised in April 2024 when US President Joe Biden adjured Israel to “take the win” referring to its successful missile defences against an Iranian drone and missile attack
The implication? That Israel should be content with swatting away incoming fire rather than eliminating the source of the threat The expectation was not just unrealistic — it was ridiculous!
No rational state would accept an endless barrage of enemy rockets as an acceptable status quo Yet Israel was effectively told to do just that And not for the first time — Israel has been consistently and repeatedly expected to do just that
