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To end the war, end the Palestinians’ hope of victory

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Roman, G. (2026, October 28). To end the war, end the Palestinians’ hope of victory. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4781722/hamas-disarmament-palestinian-hope-defeating-israel/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-28 · by Gregg Roman

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Meir Ben-Shabbat, former head of Israel’s National Security Council, argues in a new paper released on October 19 that Israel must achieve a cognitive defeat of the Palestinian national movement to end its conflict. Despite military successes since October 7, 2023, Ben-Shabbat contends that what matters most is changing Palestinians' belief that they can eventually defeat Israel. He emphasizes that it is hope for victory, not despair, which fuels ongoing violence and terrorism against Israel.
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Meir Ben-Shabbat, who headed Israel’s National Security Council from 2017 to 2021 and served three decades in the Shin Bet, released a new paper on October 19 arguing that winning the war against Palestinians requires not just military victory but also cognitive defeat. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has conducted successful military operations in seven arenas, restoring its regional power status. However, Ben-Shabbat contends that true success lies in diminishing the Palestinian belief that they can ultimately defeat Israel. He asserts that hope, rather than despair, fuels continued conflict and violence.

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Topics

Gaza Israel National Security Council the Abraham Accords the Shin Bet

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Israel GPE · 5× Gaza GPE · 1× Meir Ben-Shabbat PERSON · 1× National Security Council ORG · 1× Palestinian NORP · 1× the Shin Bet ORG · 1×

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Before that, he served some three decades in the Shin Bet, Israel’s counterintelligence service, including as head of the district responsible for Gaza, and he was one of the architects of the Abraham Accords.
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To end the war, end the Palestinians’ hope of victory · assertive framing

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Israel has spent three years winning on the battlefield. asserted
Israel → spend → battlefield
Since Oct. 7, 2023, it has struck its enemies in seven arenas and restored its standing as the regional power. asserted
it → strike → power
It has not yet won where wars are finally decided: in the minds of the enemy. asserted
wars → win → enemy
That is the argument of Meir Ben-Shabbat, who headed Israel’s National Security Council from 2017 to 2021, in a new paper, “Shattering the Palestinians’ Hope of Defeating Israel,” released on Oct. 19. asserted
who → head → Oct.
Before that, he served some three decades in the Shin Bet, Israel’s counterintelligence service, including as head of the district responsible for Gaza, and he was one of the architects of the Abraham Accords. asserted
he → serve → Accords
His conclusion is blunt: achieving Israel’s war aims is necessary but not sufficient. asserted
achieving → achieve → aims
What is missing is the cognitive defeat of the Palestinian national movement, a lasting change in its belief that Israel can be beaten. asserted
Israel → miss → belief
“Not despair but hope,” he writes, “is what feeds terror and violence.” asserted
what → write → terror
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