{"id":2064392,"date":"2023-10-12T05:16:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-seeks-to-spark-regional-conflict-against-israel-expert\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T05:21:48","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:21:48","slug":"hamas-seeks-to-spark-regional-conflict-against-israel-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-seeks-to-spark-regional-conflict-against-israel-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas aims to ignite regional conflict against Israel, says expert."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-seeks-to-spark-regional-conflict-against-israel-expert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064392&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The Hamas Terrorist Organization&#8217;s Provocative Goal<\/h2>\n<p>The Hamas terrorist organization seeks\u200d to ignite an international \u200dconflict \u2064that will draw increased Islamist violence \u200bagainst Israel, according to \u200done expert.<\/p>\n<p>One\u200c of Hamas\u2019 goals when\u2064 it launched its largest-ever attack on Israel \u2062last week was to ensure a provocative\u2063 response,\u2062 said Joshua\u200b Krasna,\u2062 a senior fellow at \u200dthe Foreign Policy Research\u2062 Institute think tank (FPRI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2063 is\u2063 clear that one\u200b of\u2064 Hamas\u2019 goals in carrying out this outrage was to foment a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armenia-braces-for-new-refugee-crisis-following-azerbaijani-assault-on-ethnic-armenian-enclave\/\" title=\"Armenia prepares for refugee crisis after Azerbaijani attack on Armenian enclave.\">wider regional conflict<\/a>, \u200dwas to\u200c bring Israel into such a reaction that then\u200c other actors, certainly Hezbollah and Iran, would be drawn in \u200bas well,\u201d Mr. Krasna said during an Oct. 11 FPRI talk.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Related\u2064 Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/analysis-middle-east-could-explode-with-state-sponsored-jihad-against-israel-5507345?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">ANALYSIS: \u2064Middle\u2062 East Could Explode With State-Sponsored Jihad Against Israel<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>10\/10\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/israel-hamas-conflict-drawing-in-lebanon-and-syria-as-egypt-braces-for-refugee-influx-from-gaza-5508129?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Israel-Hamas Conflict Drawing in\u2062 Lebanon,\u2063 Syria as Egypt Braces for Refugee Influx From Gaza<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>10\/11\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cBut I \u2063think Israel\u200d also understands that it can\u2019t necessarily be paralyzed by the possibility that this could become \u200ba\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jerusalem-violence-leads-to-hamas-rockets-on-israel-nine-dead-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Jerusalem Violence Leads to Hamas Rockets on Israel, Nine Dead in Gaza\">wider conflict<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Krasna \u2062said that the scope \u2062and severity of the crimes committed by Hamas in Israel last week ensured\u2064 that \u2064Israel must respond in a previously unimaginable way. To do otherwise, he said, would invite \u200dIsrael\u2019s destruction \u200bthrough \u2064sustained insurgency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c&#8230;A Hamas state on our borders is no\u2064 longer viable. That reality can\u2019t exist,\u201d Mr. Krasna said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>\u201cA threat like this to\u200d your population has\u2064 to be removed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><b>Most Deadly \u2062Attack on \u200bJews Since the\u2063 Holocaust<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The Hamas terror group launched an unprecedented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/analysis-middle-east-could-explode-with-state-sponsored-jihad-against-israel-5507345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack on Israel<\/a> last week. Islamist terrorists murdered more than\u2062 1,000 Israelis, abducted women and children, and engaged in \u2064acts\u200c of\u200b rape and torture on a\u2063 massive scale.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The assault was the \u200bsingle most deadly targeted attack\u2062 on Jews since the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Mr. Krasna \u200csaid\u2063 that an\u200b overwhelming response to destroy Hamas\u2019\u200c ability to launch another attack from Gaza would \u2064likely drive Israeli leadership for the\u2062 foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think a lot of us had forgotten how thin is the membrane that separates\u200d us from catastrophe,\u201d Mr. Krasna said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u200c is\u2063 now operating under a \u2063temporary emergency \u2064government, the first\u200c of \u200bits \u2062kind since 1967. The last was established during the war that saw\u2062 Israel seize Gaza from Egypt to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Krasna expressed doubt that the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccination-should-be-by-choice-and-not-by-force-human-rights-groups-condemn-covid-19-restrictions\/\" title=\"\u2018Vaccination Should Be By Choice And Not By Force\u2019: Human Rights Groups Condemn COVID-19 Restrictions\">emergency government<\/a> \u2063would last\u200b long, but said the scale\u2062 of the violence was difficult to \u2062process and \u200dhad fostered a unity of purpose in Israel unknown in generations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The carnage resulted \u2062in a third\u2062 as many deaths as\u2062 the United States suffered on \u200b9\/11. \u200bIsrael\u2019s population is\u2063 less than three \u200dpercent that of\u200c the United States, however. As such, \u2064there \u2063is \u200cno family in Israel, Mr. Krasna said, that had \u2064not been directly affected or else know someone who was.<\/p>\n<h2><b>\u2018There is Going to be Suffering\u2019<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The likelihood of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-urges-us-citizens-to-leave-ukraine-will-reduce-us-embassy-staff\/\" title=\"State Department Urges US Citizens To Leave Ukraine, Will Reduce US Embassy Staff\">significant military action<\/a> on the ground \u200bin Gaza\u2062 has\u2063 raised\u200c concerns\u2063 throughout the international community\u200c of what sort of collateral damage\u200c Israel\u2019s response may give rise to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. \u200cKrasna noted that \u200cit was Hamas, not Israel, which\u200d subjected Gaza\u200b to rampant terror and now military action.\u200c Despite popular reactionary slogans to the \u2063contrary, he said, the Gaza Strip has not been subject to any Israeli occupation for nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael has not been occupying Gaza since 2005,\u201d Mr. Krasna said, referencing when the nation pulled its last civilian and military settlements from the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the past 16 years\u2026, Gaza\u200b has been ruled by \u2062Hamas, who took over in a violent\u2063 coup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With that \u200cbeing said, \u2063he added that Israel was cognizant of international fears about harm to civilians in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think Israel wants there\u200b to be a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but \u200bI think that the nature of the enemy\u2063 that we are facing is\u2064 going\u2063 to cause suffering among people who are non-combatants.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The problem,\u2063 he said, was that \u2062Hamas made a deliberate \u2063attempt to hide \u2063amongst the most vulnerable in\u2064 Gaza, thus\u200c ensuring that\u2063 Israel could not retaliate without harm befalling innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>The inevitable retaliation from Israel, he said, will therefore be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem is, while we try to limit to a minimum the suffering on the other \u2063side, our enemy is embedded in a civilian population,\u201d Mr. Krasna said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere \u200bis going to be suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064What are the implications \u200bof Israel operating \u2062under a temporary emergency government in response\u200d to the recent attack<\/h2>\n<p><span>  L. He acknowledged \u2062that\u2064 Israel must \u200ctake decisive action to protect its population and prevent further \u2063attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The recent attack \u2064by Hamas\u2062 was not only brutal\u200c and \u200bdeadly, but it also demonstrated the organization&#8217;s provocative \u200bgoal of sparking a wider regional conflict. Joshua Krasna,\u200c a senior fellow \u200dat the Foreign \u200bPolicy \u200dResearch Institute\u200d think tank, highlighted this during a talk. He stated that Hamas launched\u2063 its largest-ever attack on \u2064Israel with \u200bthe\u2064 intention\u2063 of eliciting a strong response\u200d that \u2062would \u2062draw other actors, such \u2063as Hezbollah\u2063 and Iran, into \u2063the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Krasna emphasized that it is evident that Hamas seeks to\u2064 foment a wider \u2064regional\u200b conflict by provoking Israel. He noted that Israel cannot allow \u200citself to be \u200bparalyzed by the possibility of a\u2063 broader conflict. The severity of the \u200ccrimes committed by Hamas necessitates a response that ensures the safety of Israel and its population. \u200bFailure to respond would invite sustained insurgency\u200d and ultimately threaten\u2062 Israel&#8217;s existence.<\/p>\n<p>The threat posed by Hamas must \u2064be dealt with decisively. Mr. Krasna expressed the belief \u200dthat a Hamas\u200d state on \u2064Israel&#8217;s borders is no longer viable and that\u2062 this reality cannot \u200bbe\u200b allowed to exist. He emphasized the\u200c importance of removing such a threat to protect the Israeli population.<\/p>\n<p>The recent attack unleashed by \u200bHamas\u2063 was \u2062the most deadly\u200c targeted\u200b attack on Jews since the Holocaust. More than 1,000 Israelis were murdered, with women and children being abducted \u200band subjected to acts of\u200b rape\u2064 and torture on a large \u200cscale.\u2062 This level of brutality and violence is unparalleled \u2063and demands a strong response.<\/p>\n<p>In response to \u2062this\u2063 brutal attack, \u200dMr. Krasna suggested that an overwhelming response aimed at annihilating Hamas&#8217; ability to launch further attacks\u2062 is \u2063necessary. He believes that this response will guide \u2062Israeli leadership in\u2063 the foreseeable future. The gravity of the \u2064situation and the scale of \u200bviolence have reminded many of how close\u200b Israel is \u2063to catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is currently operating under a\u200d temporary\u200c emergency government, a step not taken since 1967. The previous emergency government was established during a war that resulted in Israel seizing\u2064 Gaza from Egypt. While Mr. Krasna expressed doubt regarding \u200bthe longevity of the emergency government, he noted that the significant\u200d level of violence is challenging to process and has fostered a unity of purpose within\u2063 Israel.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the recent attack by Hamas on Israel reveals its provocative goal\u200c of igniting \u200ba wider regional conflict. However, Israel cannot\u2063 afford to be paralyzed by this possibility. The\u2064 severity \u200dof Hamas&#8217; crimes necessitates a strong response to protect Israel and its population. The recent\u200d attack, \u200dwhich targeted Jews in an\u2063 unprecedented manner since the Holocaust,\u200b underscores the need for\u200d decisive action. Israel is now operating \u200bunder a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-seeks-to-spark-regional-conflict-against-israel-expert\/\" title=\"Hamas aims to ignite regional conflict against Israel, says expert.\">temporary emergency\u200c government due<\/a> to the gravity of the situation. It is evident that a\u200c robust and unified response is crucial to maintaining \u200bthe\u200c safety and security of Israel and its\u2063 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas aims to incite global conflict, fueling Islamist aggression towards Israel, as per an expert. Joshua Krasna, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, stated that provoking a response was among Hamas&#8217; objectives during their recent major attack on Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":228,"featured_media":2064393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2064392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/228"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2064392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2064392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2064393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2064392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2064392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2064392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}