There is a saying, “A person buys their world in one hour.”

By Boaz Haetzni

This could be Netanyahu’s great and historic hour. His entire life up to now, his entire career, all the mistakes he had to learn from, are now culminating in a peak.

If he withstands the pressure and does what is required of him, which he knows well, he will go down in history alongside Churchill, because not only Israel’s fate against Islam is now on the line but also the fate of the Western world that is struggling against the same enemy.

I have a long list of accusations against Netanyahu. He is not to blame for the surprise attack of October 7, but he is to blame for the situation we have reached that day, with only half of the army remaining, which was reduced during his term, and without ammunition for the remaining half. In short, scrolling back through my feed provides a long list of his failures and mistakes.

However, Netanyahu is currently saving the very existence of the State of Israel by standing firm against the irresponsible and reckless demands to surrender to Hamas, stop the war, withdraw from the territory, and, the crown jewel of the demands—to abandon the Philadelphi Route.

Anyone who leaves the Philadelphi Route opens the way and essentially sends at least some of the hostages to Iran. Anyone who leaves the Philadelphi Route floods Gaza with weapons, missiles, explosives, weapons production machinery, drones, and more.

Hamas’s only and unchanging demand is the cessation of the war, the withdrawal of the IDF, the reconstruction of Gaza, and international guarantees for it. The inevitable result is a full and upgraded reconstruction of the entire monster that was there and is now dying.

No one will return to the communities, and the entire concept of frontier communities will come to an end. The front line will move to the second line of communities, and some will be abandoned. The old and good concept of Zionism, of combining security and settlement, will collapse. In fact, it represents the end of Zionism.

The very trust of the citizens in the IDF’s ability to protect lives in the country is now being tested. If we defeat Hamas completely, trust will be restored. If we surrender, it will disappear. Such an event would result in a massive exodus from the country, as it would truly be irresponsible to live in a country defeated in a war against a terrorist organization.

A country that imported the PLO gang, gave it territory, money, weapons, and international legitimacy, then fled Gaza and agreed to let a terror monster emerge there, and after being attacked, raised its hands just before the decisive moment and returned Hamas to Gaza as if nothing had happened. Such a country cannot earn the public’s trust that it is capable of protecting them. In other words, surrendering to Hamas now could lead to the collapse of the state, no less.

The hostages and their families are living the greatest nightmare any of us can imagine. But what is at stake, in addition to the fate of the hostages, is the existence of the state and the fate of millions. Therefore, a responsible leader who understands where he lives and the magnitude of his responsibility cannot fail to reach the conclusion that we are doomed if we surrender.

There is a saying, “A person buys their world in one hour.” Netanyahu has done many things throughout his many years in office. In my opinion, the balance tilts against him in the ledger of failures versus achievements, but now he is playing a critical, Churchillian role. He is facing immense pressure from the hostile American administration, which is also applying part of its domestic subversion against him. He faces attempts at insurrection, wild incitement, unrestrained defamation, and a public that, although a minority, is trying to burn the country during wartime as if there is no tomorrow and no enemies.

He is doing all this against the backdrop of a hostile media, a general staff, and a defense minister who are overly coordinated with the Americans, and a corrupt judicial system that does nothing against the state burners, the insurrectionists, and the inciters, in a blatant display of double standards and siding with the insurgents.

This could be Netanyahu’s great and historic hour. His entire life up to now, his entire career, all the mistakes he had to learn from, are now culminating in a peak. A peak in his determination to eliminate Hamas, to devastate Gaza, and to prove that it is not worth  to slaughter Jews in the State of Israel, as well as a peak in dealing with the Iranian issue, which is now reaching the final stage of developing atomic bombs.

If he withstands the pressure and does what is required of him, which he knows well, he will go down in history alongside Churchill, because not only Israel’s fate against Islam is now on the line but also the fate of the Western world that is struggling against the same enemy.

Israel’s victory over Hamas could provide proof and a personal example that it is possible to defeat radical Islam, so Netanyahu’s role is both doubled and tripled. We are in a critical period. We have the ability to turn it into a great period, into our finest hour. Today, I strengthen Netanyahu’s hands and keep my fingers crossed for him.

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