fled to the West bank via Israel) and built a terror hub instead of a state. The result: suicide bombings, rocket fire, terror tunnels and eventually, October 7.
And here we are. Same old same old. It's always, and only, Israel's fault. The Palestinians have no agency, but merely respond to Israel's supposed brutality.
This war has simply amplified a pattern established decades ago. What we are witnessing is not a break from the past, but its culmination.
This reaction does more than isolate Israel and fuel anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment – it undermines peace itself. The message to Israelis is unambiguous: territorial withdrawal brings neither security nor legitimacy, but more terror and global censure. When even full evacuation leads to escalation and condemnation, the incentive to take further risks for peace disappears.
Conversely, for Hamas, the lesson is also clear: atrocities can shift diplomatic ground. The more brutal the provocation, the greater the pressure on Israel and the louder the calls for Palestinian recognition.
It helps, of course, that the press here, notably the BBC, put all Hamas news reports in the headlines – from the Al-Ahsi hospital bombing to the supposed IDF Gaza aid shootings. Corrections come later in small print, if at all.
In this way, the West’s reaction doesn’t just misread the conflict – it helps perpetuate it.
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