Since Hamas are now celebrating their “great victory” over Israel, let's review their many achievements over the last 15 months in the light of their initial goals: 1. They failed to conquer Jerusalem. 2. They failed to drive the Jews into the sea. 3. They failed to split Israeli society—instead they united them. 4. They failed to isolate Israel internationally—even the Abraham Accords remain intact. 5. They failed to harm Israel’s economy, which continues to grow. 6. They failed to prove Israel was fragile—if anything, they demonstrated the opposite. 7. They failed to make the Jews “flee back to Europe,” as Israel’s population has increased by 2.5%. 8. They failed to crash Israel’s currency, which is now stronger. 9. They destroyed their own “axis of resistance.” 10. They derailed the geopolitical plans of their backers, Iran, leaving them completely exposed. 11. Their once-fertile land is now devastated, requiring a generation to rebuild. 12. Most of their homes, booby-trapped and used as weapon caches, are destroyed. Clearing the rubble alone will take decades. 13. Their tunnel network is gone. 14. They have alienated almost all their own people. 15. They have lost 99% of their rockets and have no means to rearm. 16. Their leaders are either in hell or in Qatar—or both. 17. Most of their fighters are dead. 18. Over 5,000 of their men will face trial for war crimes. 19. They lost their fighters at a 50:1 ratio compared to Israeli troops. 20. More than 10% of their population has fled, and perhaps another million have lost everything. 21. They caused destruction and losses among their allies in Lebanon. 22. They are now boxed in by the IDF, with no hope of resupply and no means of harming Israelis. 23. They tarnished the reputation of their UNRWA allies. 24. Israel has established a presence in their territory and will maintain constant surveillance. 25. They are being extirpated from the West Bank by their own Palestinian brothers. What other “great Hamas victories” can you think of?
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