The Ideology of Destruction
Ben-Dror Yemini argues that Israel repeatedly fails to understand its enemy because destruction and death do not deter Iran, the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Hamas. He points to warnings from Egypt and the UAE before October 7, and to the fact that the Israeli conception prevailed. According to him, Hamas's strategic goal was to thwart Israel-Saudi normalization, not just a prisoner exchange deal.
Ben-Dror Yemini argues that Israel repeatedly fails to understand its enemy because destruction and death do not deter Iran, the Houthis, Hezbollah, and Hamas. He points to warnings from Egypt and the UAE before October 7, and to the fact that the Israeli conception prevailed. According to him, Hamas's strategic goal was to thwart Israel-Saudi normalization, not just a prisoner exchange deal. He quotes Sinwar as saying he has no problem sacrificing 100,000 Gazans, and mentions Khamenei's warning four days before the massacre. Yemini criticizes Netanyahu and Israel Katz, who he says are captive to the same old conception.