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No matter what the Israeli response, the Hamas strategy is win-win. If the Israelis abort a strike to avoid civilian casualties (as they often do), then Hamas is spared the blow; if an Israeli strike causes civilian casualties, Hamas has dead babies to parade before the cameras. And eventually, the bloodletting will get so bad, the pictures so damning, that Israel will stop. Hamas’ endgame goals, at least at this stage of its asymmetrical war, are actually threefold: tie Israel down with constraints on its use of power, delegitimize and demonize it in the eyes of the world, and stir an aggressive “Muslim Street” in the West, where genocidal chants can lead to pogroms against the Jews worldwide.</blockquote>

No matter what the Israeli response, the Hamas strategy is win-win. If the Israelis abort a strike to avoid civilian casualties (as they often do), then Hamas is spared the blow; if an Israeli strike causes civilian casualties, Hamas has dead babies to parade before the cameras. And eventually, the bloodletting will get so bad, the pictures so damning, that Israel will stop. Hamas’ endgame goals, at least at this stage of its asymmetrical war, are actually threefold: tie Israel down with constraints on its use of power, delegitimize and demonize it in the eyes of the world, and stir an aggressive “Muslim Street” in the West, where genocidal chants can lead to pogroms against the Jews worldwide.</blockquote>

<font size=1>Despite a pair of pro-Terror radical "activists" [one, a former al-Jazeera guy, caught lying already before,<ref>UN researcher reports UN session on Israel that never happened - UN Watch. Feb 22, 2013. ''Nicola Perugini, a UN researcher in the Palestinian territories for UNESCO and UNIFEM...'' https://unwatch.org/al-jazeera-reports-on-un-session-that-never-happened/</ref> another one (Neve Gordon), extremist,<ref>"Let Hagai Elad speak." Neve Dromi, Haaretz, Jan 20, 2021.

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Despite a pair of pro-Terror radical "activists" [one, a former al-Jazeera guy, caught lying already before,<ref>UN researcher reports UN session on Israel that never happened - UN Watch. Feb 22, 2013. ''Nicola Perugini, a UN researcher in the Palestinian territories for UNESCO and UNIFEM...'' https://unwatch.org/al-jazeera-reports-on-un-session-that-never-happened/</ref> another one (Neve Gordon), extremist,<ref>"Let Hagai Elad speak." Neve Dromi, Haaretz, Jan 20, 2021.

''This is what happened to me: The solid right-wing position I hold today was formed when I was a student of Prof. Niv [Neve] Gordon, an extreme leftist. The discussions with him made me realize that he represents a completely wrong position. B'Tselem is an organization that arouses disgust...''</ref> hugging, shielding [[Arafat]] in the Mheight of 2002 Intifadah massacres,<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3036 Murderer of 'Ghandi' Jailed, but Protectors still Free], INN, Sep. 23, 2008.

''This is what happened to me: The solid right-wing position I hold today was formed when I was a student of Prof. Niv [Neve] Gordon, an extreme leftist. The discussions with him made me realize that he represents a completely wrong position. B'Tselem is an organization that arouses disgust...''</ref> hugging, shielding [[Arafat]] in the Mheight of 2002 Intifadah massacres,<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/Blogs/Message.aspx/3036 Murderer of 'Ghandi' Jailed, but Protectors still Free], INN, Sep. 23, 2008.

''Gordon as human shield for murderers''

''Gordon as human shield for murderers''