#iDF / Opinion: Hannibal Directive, evolved (Yossi Klein)
[…] The solution to the heart-wrenching dilemma was to implement the Hannibal Directive without firing a single shot: delay the negotiations, drag your feet, procrastinate, leave them in the tunnels for as long as possible, effectively sentencing them to death.
Israeli society has become more violent and indifferent to the plight of victims and displaced persons. Yossi Klein claims there’s a tendency to see kidnapees as "bargaining chips" and to prefer aggressive military action over negotiating their release. This should stop.
The "Hannibal mindset" of essentially allowing kidnapees to die rather than be released still persists today, as public opinion has shifted against prisoner swaps involving many militants. Klein is accusing #Netanyahu of being willing to "eliminate" protestors and internaly displaced persons "for their own good", and calls on security chiefs to defy such orders.
#haaretz [Hebrew] https://www.haaretz.co.il/opinions/2024-03-27/ty-article-opinion/.premium/0000018e-7f91-df6d-a7ef-ffd130b70000 or https://archive.is/wajoZ
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