Israel against Gaza, Netanyahu against Hamas. A “classic military confrontation”. And if the political career of the Israeli prime minister is “over”, the movement that controls the Strip is made up of “Islamist fanatics” comparable to “Hitler, Pol Pot and Stalin”, while those in Italy who support the positions of Hamas support ” serial killers “and” they would do well to get on the tram tracks and wait for him. ” Thus in an interview with Adnkronos Edward Luttwak, US political scientist and economist, observes the new escalation in the Middle East and does not spare any cutting judgments towards both sides.
Commenting on a possible entry of Israeli troops into the Gaza Strip, in light of the later denied rumors that ran after each other yesterday evening, Luttwak claims that “for the moment” the Israeli artillery, navy and air force are managing to hit numerous rocket depots and as long as these targets continue to be hit “there is no reason to send troops”.
The political scientist, who estimates the Hamas arsenal at “50 thousand rockets” and believes that it was built “thanks to the money of the Iranian people”, argues that as long as the raids prove effective, they will continue without the green light being given to a ground operation, which would cause “more victims”. “Personally – he specifies – I am not in favor of sending ground troops if other actions prove effective. But this arsenal must be destroyed”.
According to Luttwak, heralding a ground operation and sending tanks and infantry units to the barrier with Gaza is part of a strategy to “induce Hamas militiamen to enter the tunnels, which are then bombed. So once they decide to send the troops will find the militiamen outside the tunnels “and will be able to inflict greater losses on them.
The political scientist, underlining that “the international community supports the Palestinian government”, declares that “this attack by Hamas is an attack on the NPC, to show them that they are real heroes who challenge Israel”. For Luttwak, it is a “political rivalry” that sees “two ideologies, one Islamist and the other rationalist”.
Luttwak then analyzes the political situation in Israel highlighting a “political stalemate” which, in his view, “actually concerns many countries with parliamentary systems, where today there are weak coalitions and great difficulties in forming governments”. On the contrary, says the professor, “the Italians have decided to abandon the democratic method, to bring out a person, first Monti now Draghi, and make him head of the leaders, with all who align themselves and obey”, while “in democratic countries where they insist on having elected leaders, it is not possible to create a government “.
The political scientist believes that Benjamin Netanyahu’s political cycle is “over” and that not even a conflict can “benefit him” and give him the strength to create a solid government. “His political career is over, no one supports him except the last loyalists in his party”, he says, indicating however that there are personalities “like Bennett and Gantz who are qualified and capable of directing the situation”.
The professor reserves the harshest words for Hamas, a movement that has “the declared aim of destroying the State of Israel. Supporting the Palestinians in general is perfectly legitimate, supporting Hamas means supporting serial killers or Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot” , he urges.
“Those who asked to organize elections in Gaza were put a hood on his head and killed him. Hamas is a government that terrifies the people of Gaza and which, if it goes to the vote, would take 14%. if there are Italians who support Hamas they should get on the tram tracks and wait for him “, he concludes.