Ceasefire violations

(JNS) — “Let reason go before every enterprise and counsel before any action.”

Ecclesiastes 32:23

At time of writing, negotiations between Israel and Hamas on a potential “ceasefire” are seemingly set to continue despite Hezbollah’s attempted attack on Israel followed by massive rocket fire and statements by officials that the ceasefire talks are near collapse.

Even if an agreement is reached, however, it will almost certainly fail because Hamas still regards all of Israel as “Occupied Palestine.” For both Israel and the “international community,” there would be injurious consequences for inte...