The WSJ Publishes a Very Odd Piece

Last month, the Wall Street Journal published an extremely odd article: Israel Considers How to Remove Threat of Hamas Fighters in Gaza. Yes: I'm once again clearing-out old tabs.

The thesis is that "Israeli military and political leaders are confronting the challenge of what to do about the thousands of fighters that represent the group’s power base" and that one solution to this putative problem being mooted is "expelling thousands of lower-level militants from the Palestinian enclave as a way to shorten the war."

Except… the author is unable to offer a single example of anyone who thinks this is a good idea:

• "One senior Israeli official said it isn’t clear that Hamas fighters would take the option of exile, if offered. 'I don't see them as rational as the PLO was,' the official said. 'It's a more religious, jihadistic organization connected to the ideas of Iran.'"
• "Hamas officials didn’t respond to requests for comment." (lol)
• "'I think it is unrealistic today given the current state of conflict,' [the director of the Conflict Resolution and Track II Dialogues Program at the Middle East Institute] said. 'But things might evolve in the future.'"

In short, no one besides the author is considering this idea. Does the Wall Street Journal employ editors?

12/28/23 17:42

Does the Wall Street Journal employ editors? No one thinks letting Hamas "fighters" leave Gaza is a good idea, other than their reporter.

Does the Wall Street Journal employ editors? No one thinks letting Hamas "fighters" leave Gaza is a good idea, other than their reporter.