When Osama Bin Laden met his maker, the world breathed a sigh of relief. The threat from Al Qaeda was never extinguished until he was gone. Al Qaeda was responsible for bombing the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.
It used a 1336-pound bomb to try to take down the North Tower, which killed six people, including a pregnant woman. On September 11, 2001, Al Qaeda brought down the World Trade Center using two hijacked commercial airliners. Nearly 3000 people were killed and 6000 wounded. It took 10 years to track down Osama Bin Laden and end the nightmare he started. America never gave up. Bin Laden had to pay for his crimes against humanity. On May 2, 2011, he met his end. Israel has to do the same to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who perpetrated the worst savagery, butchery, murder, rape, and atrocities against the Jewish people since the Holocaust.
Sinwar owes his life to Israel and the Jewish people, yet only wants to destroy us. Apparently, Sinwar was saved by Dr. Yuval Bitton, who oversaw his care while in prison in Israel. Sinwar was diagnosed with a brain tumor which Israeli physicians successfully removed. He was one of 1027 terrorists released in the Gilad Shalit deal in 2011. He was serving four life terms at the time. He was known for his obstinacy. Despite Dr. Bitton’s saving Sinwar’s life, Sinwar’s Hamas terrorists never hesitated in killing Dr. Bitton’s nephew, Tamir Adar, a farmer in Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Sinwar is a ruthless, evil megalomaniac who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He has wreaked havoc on the world. America took care of Osama Bin Laden. Israel has to bring Sinwar to justice. But Israel cannot afford to wait 10 years to do so. It must happen soon. Israel has to be able to maneuver in Rafah as it sees fit. This is the only way the October 7 nightmare will end.
Joseph M. Frager is a physician and lifelong activist.
