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On the solemn anniversary of October 7, America’s patriots should listen when a clear-eyed voice like Douglas Murray warns that the wider moral struggle around the Israel-Hamas war is being lost by the West. Murray, who has written for the New York Post and appears regularly on conservative outlets, insists this isn’t merely a local battlefield problem but a civilizational test about whether democracies will defend their values. His argument — that we cannot treat this as a routine diplomatic squabble while death cults remain intact — is a wake-up call to every American who believes in the rule of law and the protection of innocents.
Murray’s blunt, unvarnished point is simple: wars end when one side knows it lost, and Hamas must be forced to recognize its defeat before any real peace can be stable. He has repeatedly said the best outcome is that there is no more Hamas governing Gaza, and he has been unapologetic about the necessity of removing an organization sworn to Israel’s destruction. That clarity is rare in our elites, who prefer moral equivalence and ceaseless negotiation over the hard requirement of victory.
Callous talk of “cease-fires” and “diplomacy” rings hollow while negotiators shuttle between Cairo and Doha trying to paper over the problem without disarming Hamas. Reports show mediators, including the U.S., Qatar and Egypt, are involved in talks even as Hamas resists full disarmament and retains leverage over hostages — proof that half-measures will only prolong suffering. Conservatives should be blunt: if we demand a broken terrorist organization remain in power in any form, we are signing up for another October 7 down the road.
The louder message Murray delivers — and the one the mainstream media won’t admit — is that Western elites and influential institutions have been complicit in letting the moral line blur. He has documented how protests and punditry have normalized grotesque sympathies for Hamas, and how that erosion of moral clarity gives succor to enemies of the West. If the media and academia continue to excuse or minimize the evil of October 7, they are not neutral observers but active participants in our cultural decline.
Which brings us to policy: America should not be a neutral referee when the only genuine path to a lasting peace is the disarmament and removal of Hamas from power. The mediation frameworks being discussed must include clear, enforceable steps to end Hamas governance and secure the return of hostages, not a plan that lets terror leaders escape accountability. President Trump’s initiative and U.S. involvement in negotiations prove the United States still has the leverage to insist on outcomes that protect Israel and American interests; we must use it.
Let us not lose sight of who suffered on October 7: more than a thousand innocent Israelis were slaughtered and hundreds were dragged into captivity — wounds that are not healed by platitudes or televised handwringing. Families of the kidnapped and the communities still mourning deserve leaders with the courage to finish the job, not the timidity of those who prefer the optics of “peace” to the reality of victory. Americans who value human dignity should stand with those who demand justice and the safe return of all hostages.
Douglas Murray is giving the honest assessment most of our elites refuse to name: if the West shrinks from victory and tries to paper over the result, we will have lost far more than a campaign — we will have lost the moral backbone that keeps civilization standing. Hardworking Americans know what victory looks like: defeat of terror, protection of the innocent, and an unambiguous defense of liberty. It’s time for our leaders to act like it and for the American people to demand nothing less.
