Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Elder of Ziyon
Psychological Warfare 101: Humiliating the Enemy
Hamas can release
hostages any day of the week. They’ve proven this before—hostages have been
returned on Thursdays, for example. So why do they choose to release hostages
on Shabbat?
Because it’s not just
about returning captives. It’s about humiliating the Jewish nation.
This is psychological
warfare at its core: using our love for family to break our connection to God
and the land He gave us.
This is a religious
war. Pay attention.
Some will say: “The
hostages’ lives are in immediate danger. God will understand.” Or, “Who cares
about religious rituals right now? The main thing is getting them back.” These
arguments sound reasonable—at first. But let’s look at the facts.
- Hostages have been released on other days—in other words, it is entirely possible
to arrange releases without desecrating Shabbat.
- Why do we have no demands? Since when does Hamas dictate all the
terms? When we insist, we can apply pressure—as we did in the case of
Arbel Yehud.
- Even if some of us aren’t religious, our
enemies are. In their
worldview, everything is about honor and shame. When the Jewish state
fails to demonstrate that Judaism matters to us, our enemies see weakness.
They believe that our claim to this land is illegitimate and, in their
eyes, our behavior proves them right.
Not demanding respect
for our own religion is a victory for those who seek to sever our connection to
this land.
Any way you look at
it, allowing this to happen is wrong.
This is a religious
war. Pay attention.
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