The son of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has infuriated the political Left and Islamic right with an opinion piece in the Jerusalem Post where he declared that Hamas must be shattered, and if necessary, all of Gaza with it:
There is no justification for the State of Gaza being able to shoot at our towns with impunity. We need to flatten entire neighborhoods in Gaza. Flatten all of Gaza. The Americans didn’t stop with Hiroshima – the Japanese weren’t surrendering fast enough, so they hit Nagasaki, too.
There should be no electricity in Gaza, no gasoline or moving vehicles, nothing. Then they’d really call for a ceasefire.
Were this to happen, the images from Gaza might be unpleasant – but victory would be swift, and the lives of our soldiers and civilians spared.
If the government isn’t prepared to go all the way on this, it will mean reoccupying the entire Gaza Strip.
Militarily, the younger Sharon’s argument makes both strategic and tactical sense. A war is won when the enemy’s ability to wage war, and it’s desire to continue the conflict, is destroyed.
The finality of Sharon’s proposal, which would end rocket attacks into Israel from Gaza, has been met with predictable outrage on Twitter.
Son Of Ariel Sharon: 'We Need To Flatten All of Gaza'.. http://t.co/DIU4c1DX No Gilad, We Need to Flatten You and All Who Think Like U
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) November 19, 2012
Why did JPost publish Gilad Sharon's horrible, racist call to kill innocent Arabs to protect "truly innocent" Jews? http://t.co/9IMtjfuF
— Gilles Frydman (@gfry) November 18, 2012
I urge you to read the shocking article by #GiladSharon published in the JerusalemPost. You maybe as revolted as I was. http://t.co/vVyoVimF
— Bianca Jagger Nicaraguense por gracia de Dios ?? (@BiancaJagger) November 19, 2012
Given Gilad Sharon's genocidal intent, he should be immediately banned from entry into the EU #pt
— Chris Doyle (@Doylech) November 18, 2012
https://twitter.com/utaustinliberal/status/270340789727555585
"The son of a former Israeli PM says the country must "flatten all of Gaza" to save Israeli lives:" Holocaust anyone??
— Castlepoint (@CricketTragic58) November 19, 2012
https://twitter.com/pull2open/statuses/270332569164345344
The charter of Hamas explicitly refuses “so-called peaceful solutions” with the state of Israel, and demands the complete destruction of the Israeli state, which Hamas refuses to recognize.
Apparently, that wasn’t as widely read.
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