The bloody takeover of Gaza by Hamas happened only two short years after Israel withdrew, bringing every Israeli’s biggest nightmare to life and handing a perfect “We told you so” to the right-wing Israeli hawks.

Free Gaza indeed, I say, but free Gaza from its actual oppressor, not the perceived one. Free Gaza from Hamas.

Of course, when Israelis send soldiers into Gaza or the West Bank to deal with violent radicals, innocent Palestinians are killed, property gets destroyed, and the cycle of violence and revenge continues, which is exactly what these radicals are after.