Jamal Kanj here spells out what we all know but which most of us are too scared to admit. The Israeli Prime Minister’s war aims have no more to do with freeing hostages than they do with self-defence. They are taking control of the land belonging to the Palestinian people by purging it of its proper residents. Read the full article in Counterpunch. Father Dave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel’s war on Gaza will continue until achieving what he terms “total victory.”