Hamas Overreach?

For John, BLUF:  Terrorism is a blunt instrument and Hamas has made more blunt than usual.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Proportionate about Gang Rape

From Steyn on Line, by by Mark Steyn, 8 October 2023.

Here is the lede plus one:

In our initial report on this new war yesterday, we published a video showing a terrified young lady being abducted by Hamas "soldiers" from an Israeli music festival.  She was delivered to Gaza.  This is the condition she arrived in:

Paul Golding
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WARNING GRAPHIC:  Palestinians strip the corpse of an Israeli woman, put it on display and desecrate it while shouting ‘Allah Akbar’.
Hamas and Israel are now at war.

"Allahu Akbar!"  Because Allah is truly great, isn't he?  He let us target the Jewess, and then strip her and beat her and rape her.  And then, when we drive what's left to the dar al-Islam, we all get to dance in the streets and desecrate her corpse.  Boy, what a generous guy that Allah is!

The infidel has a name:  Shana Louk, a citizen of Germany visiting Israel to attend a "Festival for Peace".  It didn't work out that way:

The purpose of terrorism is to mke life so miserable the other side will gldly grant political concessions..  It would appear that Hamas is working at that, hard.  The questiono is, will they succeed, or will they generate more resistance.  I could be wrong, but OI think they crossed thst magic political line.  Their supporters will say they are just resisting colonialism.  Their oponentd eill say that they have gone from moral patriots to barbaarians.

There are a couple of points that re key.  OOne is the ability of Hamas to generate international support.  Another will be the skill of the Israeli military to winkle out the Hamas fighters without ecess collateral damage.  Another will be the steady hand of Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu.  Finally, there is the question of how Iran will play its hand.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff