Letter to the editor: Ceasefire won't work in Gaza

It’s clear that ceasefires have not brought peace in the Middle East, but instead prolonged the violence.

Over the past 80 years, terrorist groups have attacked Israel and frequently killed innocent civilians. And whenever Israel fights back to the verge of victory, the U.N. calls a ceasefire.

Ceasefires allow terrorists to get away with brutal violence without punishment. They also give terrorists the opportunity to re-arm and plan future attacks.

The real solution to ending bloodshed is to allow the fighting to continue until the bad guys are soundly defeated.

During World War II, the Nazis and Japanese were the bad guys, so the Allies bombed them unmercifully until they surrendered unconditionally. Now, both Germany and Japan are model members of the world community. If we would have allowed ceasefires during WWII, then we might still be dealing with the Nazi menace today.

The reason given for ceasefires is to protect civilian lives. Civilian lives were lost in Gaza because Hamas uses civilians as human shields by hiding their weapons and fighters near hospitals and schools. The only side deliberately targeting civilians is Hamas.

If we really want peace in the Middle East, we must stop ceasefires and allow Israel to completely obliterate the terrorists. Then Israelis and Palestinians could live together in peace and prosperity.

It’s disastrous that so-called smart people in government, universities and the U.N. don’t understand this.

Dave Majernik

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