Prominent British journalist David Hearst, managing editor of the Middle East Eye website, said that Israel is on its way to losing the war on Gaza, considering that what is happening is reminiscent of the failure of the American military campaign in Vietnam, but on a more pronounced and extensive scale.
In an article published on the website, Hearst asserted that the current Israeli campaign, which aims to “wipe Hamas off the map,” is facing a strategic deadlock similar to what the United States faced during the Vietnam War, adding: “The same lesson is being repeated today, but on a larger scale. Israel will lose, inevitably.”
Hearst explained that two decisive factors contributed to the end of the Vietnam War: the Vietnamese determination to fight and the profound shift in American public opinion against the war. He pointed out that these same two forces will lead the Palestinians toward achieving their state.
Hearst said, “The Palestinians’ determination to remain and cling to their land until death, and the ongoing shift in Western public opinion, particularly in the United States, against Israeli policies, represent two crucial paths to a different future.”
He pointed out that public opinion in the West is no longer what it once was, and that the shift is evident on the right and has become more entrenched on the left. He added, “It is no longer helpful to label legitimate criticism of what is happening in Gaza as anti-Semitism. The time has passed for that excuse.”
Hearst called for careful monitoring of this shift, believing that time is no longer on Israel’s side, given the continued bombing of civilians and the targeting of infrastructure, which is creating growing global anger that is difficult to contain.
