Israel Strikes at Hamas Leadership in Qatar

[Offthemat]

Is it better late than never?

“For too long, the Middle East has operated under the assumption that terrorism pays—that violence yields concessions, that maximalism attracts mediation, that rejectionism brings rewards. Hamas’s leadership, ensconced in Qatari luxury, embodied this perverse incentive structure. They could order atrocities without experiencing consequences, negotiate in bad faith without personal risk, and maintain their grip on Gaza from the comfort of Doha’s Four Seasons Hotel.

The September 9 strike ends this age of impunity. It restores the principle that choices have consequences, that declaring war means accepting its risks, that targeting civilians forfeits any claim to protection. This is not escalation but restoration—of deterrence, of accountability, of the basic principle that those who plan genocide cannot claim sanctuary.“

https://www.meforum.org/mef-reports/the-reckoning-in-doha-why-israels-strike-against-hamas-was-both-justified-and-overdue