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America Must Prevail on Its Ally to Step Back From the Brink

BY  MARC LYNCH October 14, 2023 

MARC LYNCH is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University.

An Israeli ground campaign has seemed inevitable from the moment  Hamas breached the security perimeter surrounding the Gaza Strip. Washington has fully backed Israeli plans, notably refraining from urging restraint. In an overheated political environment, the loudest voices in the United States have been those urging extreme measures against Hamas. In some cases, commentators have even called for military action against Iran for its alleged sponsorship of Hamas’s operation. 

But this is precisely the time that Washington must be the cooler head and save Israel from itself. The impending invasion of Gaza will be a humanitarian, moral, and strategic catastrophe.

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