A Thought Experiment: What if Israel did nothing?

Middle East • January 2009 • Views: 322

So what if, instead, Israel simply did nothing? What if they stopped sending rockets over to Gaza and announced to the world that they’re not going to respond to this terrorism any further.

It might not be as crazy as you think. One of the ways that Israel’s enemies legitimize their hatred toward her is by illustrating all of the Israeli “aggression.” So, you take away response, you take away aggression, and you take away the legitimating tool that Arabs use in the region.

We know that Hamas can’t take out Israel. Israel’s existence is not at stake here. They have nuclear weapons. If push comes to shove they could wipe Palestine out. So why not try non-response?

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10 comments

Carl in Jerusalem Jan 5, 2009 • 9:24:15am

Hey Moron - Why don’t you go back to your cave!

bulwrk Jan 5, 2009 • 9:25:55am

How did doing nothing work out for the Jews in pre-WWII Europe?

manray favjet Jan 5, 2009 • 9:29:03am

All the training in the world will not make you a scholar.
More appropriate, Troll in Training.

jaunte Jan 5, 2009 • 9:33:55am

Try some of your own advice, SiT.

Amy Jan 5, 2009 • 9:35:26am

And I guess that when Hamas rebuilds the tunnels and continues to shell more and more of Israel’s cities with bigger and more sophisticated Iranian weapons, Israel should just shrug off the inevitable deaths and destruction and do nothing, right? You are either a complete idiot or a clumsy provocateur. Either way, I wish you would just go away.

SavannahWinslow Jan 5, 2009 • 9:42:45am

Here’s a better thought experiment: what if liberals just SHUT UP for four years? In the meantime, I’m going to pretend this poster has and just ignore him. He’s obviously a kid … with the false impression that he’s educating us old folks who have actual experience. Ignoring the ignorant is the only method I’ve found that works.

pegcity Jan 5, 2009 • 9:44:12am

what if every liberal in the world committed suicide on mass?

oh what a day that would be

Anna Jan 5, 2009 • 9:49:35am

There is a major difference between ignoring a six year old having a temper-tantrum, hoping not noticing the bad behaviour will teach the child how pointless the tactic is, and rockets landing on mothers and children blowing them apart in random carnage.

If you can not distinguish between those two modalities of behaviour then I have to say, there are problems with you. One is merely poor manners whilst the other is evil.

Idle Drifter Jan 5, 2009 • 10:20:54am

I guess we can try this method in society. No prisons or jails. No police forces of any kind. Just ignore all the crime that goes on such as assault, home invasion, rape, murder, arson, armed robbery, etc. If it should work the criminals would simply stop since no one is paying them any attention and encouraging their aggressive behavior.

While we’re at it lets get rid of the military and every weapon from the bayonet to the nuclear missile. Stop our aggressive foreign policy and the world will love us for being totally defenseless. Al Qaeda will have no reason to attack us any more.

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deacon Jan 5, 2009 • 11:02:24am

Here is a thought, what if Hamas did nothing? what would happen if Hamas stopped sending rockets into Israeli towns, what if Hamas stopped preaching hated and training children to be suicide bombers? What if Hamas used their money to provide the people of Gaza with a better life instead of using it to purchase weapons?

We know that Hamas can’t take out Israel. Israel’s existence is not at stake here. They have nuclear weapons. If push comes to shove they could wipe Palestine out. So why not try non-response?

exactly, so why is Hamas continually trying to provoke Israel?

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