Israel at War: Let Israel Win

Less than a week has passed since Israel launched a ground campaign in the Gaza Strip, and already there are calls for a cease-fire. Not only should these calls be ignored. They should be denounced.

Why? Because calls for a cease-fire reward barbarism. The usual double standard is hard at work: Hamas terrorists spent years planning the murder of more than 1,400 Jews on October 7, and Hamas terrorists continue to hold hundreds of captives, including Americans, while shelling Israel with indiscriminate rocket fire. Yet it is somehow Israel’s responsibility to exercise self-restraint.

About the Author

Matthew Continetti

Matthew Continetti is director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism.

Featured Tags

Less than a week has passed since Israel launched a ground campaign in the Gaza Strip, and already there are calls for a cease-fire. Not only should these calls be ignored. They should be denounced.

Why? Because calls for a cease-fire reward barbarism. The usual double standard is hard at work: Hamas terrorists spent years planning the murder of more than 1,400 Jews on October 7, and Hamas terrorists continue to hold hundreds of captives, including Americans, while shelling Israel with indiscriminate rocket fire. Yet it is somehow Israel’s responsibility to exercise self-restraint.

About the Author

Matthew Continetti

Matthew Continetti is director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism.