Op-ed:

Israel v. Hamas and the U.N.

By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right side Patriots / Right Side Patriots Radio

The article posted here is this authors opinion alone, and does not necessarily represent the views of blogspot.com or Google.  

 

...So if diplomacy and happy endings were to end the war, if all the remaining hostages and the bodies of the Jewish dead were returned to Israel in one last swap, Hamas by default would lose not only what they perceive to be some semblance of control in Gaza and in the political discourse, but those they answer to in Iran would see this as a humiliated defeat at the hands of both the “little and great Satan.” Simply, the hostages and the bodies are all Hamas has left to bargain with and, in my opinion, the hostages alone are the sole assurance of their...Hamas'...survival, especially since, thanks to President Trump, Israel now has in its arsenal bombs that can probably level Gaza and what's left of Hamas in one fell swoop.

And it's for the above stated reasons that I do believe Hamas will not...no matter their willingness to resume ceasefire talks...give into any of Netanyahu's or even President Trump's  demands and threats. Why so... because a caged animal will always fight to the bitter end for they have nothing, except everything, to lose if they do not. And besides, I think Benjamin Netanyahu has...Read entire article and see video here.