Seems reasonable to me. Elimination of a terrorist group intent on the extermination of the Jewish people, demilitarizing Gaza and deradicalizing Palestinian society. Maybe the pro-Palestinians that are not anti-Semites can get on board to support this.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a letter in the Wall Street Journal on Christmas Day offering three stipulations to accepting a peace deal.
"Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized, and Palestinian society must be deradicalized," Netanyahu wrote in the editorial. "These are the three prerequisites for peace between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors in Gaza."
Israel has been facing increased international pressure to halt its offensive operations in Gaza that were launched in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre.
Netanyahu's editorial is most clear articulation of Israeli criteria for a cease-fire.
Regarding the demand that Gaza be "demilitarized," the prime minister said that Israel must be sufficiently sure the region cannot be used as a base for any future attack.
"Among other things, this will require establishing a temporary security zone on the perimeter of Gaza and an inspection mechanism on the border between Gaza and Egypt that meets Israel’s security needs and prevents smuggling of weapons into the territory," Netanyahu wrote.
"Schools must teach children to cherish life rather than death, and imams must cease to preach for the murder of Jews," he said of proposed deradicalization in Gaza. "Palestinian civil society needs to be transformed so that its people support fighting terrorism rather than funding it. That will likely require courageous and moral leadership."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a letter in the Wall Street Journal on Christmas Day offering three stipulations to accepting a peace deal.
"Hamas must be destroyed, Gaza must be demilitarized, and Palestinian society must be deradicalized," Netanyahu wrote in the editorial. "These are the three prerequisites for peace between Israel and its Palestinian neighbors in Gaza."
Israel has been facing increased international pressure to halt its offensive operations in Gaza that were launched in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre.
Netanyahu's editorial is most clear articulation of Israeli criteria for a cease-fire.
Regarding the demand that Gaza be "demilitarized," the prime minister said that Israel must be sufficiently sure the region cannot be used as a base for any future attack.
"Among other things, this will require establishing a temporary security zone on the perimeter of Gaza and an inspection mechanism on the border between Gaza and Egypt that meets Israel’s security needs and prevents smuggling of weapons into the territory," Netanyahu wrote.
"Schools must teach children to cherish life rather than death, and imams must cease to preach for the murder of Jews," he said of proposed deradicalization in Gaza. "Palestinian civil society needs to be transformed so that its people support fighting terrorism rather than funding it. That will likely require courageous and moral leadership."
