Ralph Peters does an excellent job in today’s NYPost of reminding us all that Hamas has one basic goal–the destruction of Israel! Some (Daniel Pipes, for example) have suggested that the solution might be for Egypt to oversee Gaza and Jordon to oversee the West Bank. But whatever happens, Israel will never know peace as long as Hamas runs free in Gaza.

Here’s an excerpt from the Ralph Peters article (see link above to Daniel Pipes’ article)…

…our civilization faces terrorists who regard death as a promotion. They believe that any action can be excused because they’re serving their god. And their core belief is that you and I, as stubborn unbelievers, deserve death.

Their grisly god knows no compromise. To give an inch is to betray their god’s trust entirely. Yet we – and even some Israelis – believe it’s possible to cut deals with them.

In search of peace, Israel handed Gaza to the Palestinians, a people who had never had a state of their own. As thanks, Israel received terror rockets. And the Palestinian people got a gang war.

Peace is the last thing Hamas terrorists and gangsters want. Peace means the game is up. Peace means they’ve disappointed their god. Peace means no more excuses. They couldn’t bear peace for six months.

This is a war to the bitter end. And we’re afraid to admit what it’s about.

Read the entire story…

Tags: Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Ralph Peters