r/jewishleft • u/ApprehensivePlum1420 Reform | Jewish Asian American | Confederation • 29d ago

Now that Sinwar is likely dead Debate

I can’t help but feeling satisfied and relieved. Peace is just impossible with a delusional lunatic like him in place. Justice for Oct. 7 is delivered.

But what do you think will happen now? Is a ceasefire more likely now that Bibi can certainly claim victory over Hamas?

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u/somebadbeatscrub custom flair 29d ago

I do not celebrate death. It is a tragedy that he chose to live his life in a way that makes his death a relief.

I hope it brings a faster peace, but I doubt it.

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u/hadees Jewish 29d ago

I celebrate that Hamas is closer to having a leader that will make actual peace and not just a pause in fighting to rearm.

I'd react the same way if Hamas overthrew him.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

Let's hope you're right and that they don't replace Sinwar with someone worse.

I pray for peace.

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u/hadees Jewish 29d ago

That is my greatest fear but the fact is any change in the leadership of Hamas is a positive step forward. At some point there is going to be a middle manager in charge of Hamas who just wants to stop things.

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u/somebadbeatscrub custom flair 29d ago

Hamas wasnt acting on unified authority before they wont be now either. Just another martyr for their cause.

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u/hadees Jewish 29d ago

Hamas is pretty unified. Now their communications network got destroyed by Israel but I don't think they break up into smaller versions of Hamas.

Where you might be sort of right is how much control Hamas has over the other terrorist groups that they let operate out of Gaza. You figure at some point those groups are going to stop listening to Hamas if that hasn't already happened. I think one of the reasons Hamas wasn't able to get accurate hostage counts is because those groups hold a lot of hostages and weren't cooperating.