Israel Committee: Initiative for Israel – August 11, 2014

First reflections on the war in Gaza

Victor Davis Hansen argues that Israel won the war – he defines victory as 4-5 years of peace from Hamas. And he says Europe’s anti-Israel position is looking even more indefensible. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/384512/stronger-israel-victor-davis-hanson
Israel dealt a strong military blow to Hamas, but will find it difficult to separate its image from the scenes of destruction in Gaza: http://www.jta.org/2014/08/05/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/who-won-and-who-lost-in-the-gaza-war
Despite the damage done to Hamas, their leadership and a large rocket supply remain intact in underground bunkers: http://www.timesofisrael.com/an-unavoidable-war-unfinished/

Is demilitarization possible?

Media and Advocacy

Canadian Anne Bayefsky has consistently been eloquent and thorough in exposing the UN’s bias against Israel. She speaks: https://www.youtube.com/embed/L98xA-vtRf0
BBC and NY Times realize that Israeli attacks weren’t so “indiscriminate”, since most Gazan casualties were young males, and few were women: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-28688179
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/world/middleeast/civilian-or-not-new-fight-in-tallying-the-dead-from-the-gaza-conflict.html?_r=1
India TV shows rocket being fired from hotel grounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_fP6mlNSK8

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