This Is Not a War Against Hamas

TOPSHOT - A picture taken in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 11, 2023, shows Israeli army soldiers keeping position on a hill overlooking northern Gaza, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

This Is Not a War Against Hamas

The notion that the war would end if Hamas was overthrown or surrenders is as ahistorical as it is false.

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