I fear a full-scale invasion of Gaza by Israel will end in a bloody quagmire. But there is another, better way… writes Colonel TIM COLLINS, drawing on the lessons of Iraq and Northern Ireland
By Colonel Tim Collins For The Daily Mail
Published: 17:23 EDT, 11 October 2023 | Updated: 01:56 EDT, 12 October 2023
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The overthrow of Hamas by Fatah, backed by Israel, would be a step forward for democracy in Palestine – and would isolate the theocratic Iranian regime which has long bankrolled and armed Hamas.
Israel should not play into Iran’s hands. And as an Irishman, I know why.
In 1972, soon after the Troubles had been rekindled, support for the IRA soared after the Bloody Sunday massacre, when British paratroopers opened fire on a Catholic protest march through the city of Derry. Fourteen innocent people were killed and there was to be no peace in the province for another three decades.
The decision is Israel’s. Do they, in a spasm of vengeance, unleash a flood of Bloody Sundays in Gaza? Or could they, dare they, act with reason and mercy?
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While as satisfying as killing every Hamas in Gaza might feel, there has to be some wisdom in the long term effects.
The idea of targeted reprisals has the merit of not repeating the lessons of Ireland.
Plus, the Hamas leadership safely in sympathetic countries needs to be targeted. As well as anyone who gives them aid and comfort. Time for Israel to turn loose their Mossad with “license to kill”.
Marque and Reprisal is a very underused tactic.
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