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Vice President J.D. Vance’s trip to Israel this week was exactly the kind of muscular, clear-eyed diplomacy conservatives should applaud: he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to press for a durable ceasefire while insisting that Hamas be stripped of its ability to wage war. Americans weary of weak-kneed diplomacy want results, not symbolic gestures, and Vance delivered a message that the U.S. stands with its ally and expects concrete steps toward demilitarizing Gaza.
Vance didn’t just pose for cameras in Jerusalem; he visited the Civilian Military Coordination Center and met U.S. envoys and Israeli officials on the ground to oversee implementation of the ceasefire and to ensure American interests are protected. That boots-on-the-ground engagement — coordinated but not combative — is the responsible way to translate a fragile agreement into lasting stability without sending American combat troops into Gaza.
The ceasefire remains tense and vulnerable, and international proposals for a multinational stabilization force have rightfully raised alarm bells among patriots who remember how quickly well-intentioned missions can curdle into constraints on our friends. Israel has been loud and clear that it is not a protectorate of any power and must retain its sovereign ability to defend its people, a stance Vance publicly reinforced in private talks. Washington should respect Israeli sovereignty while pressing for the one non-negotiable outcome: Hamas disarmed and rendered incapable of repeating October 7.
Conservatives should also be skeptical of handing control to international coalitions that include actors with conflicting agendas; the region’s stability will not be served by trust falls with dubious partners. The sensible approach is a U.S.-backed, Israel-led framework that secures humanitarian aid, verifies disarmament, and empowers local governance alternatives that reject terrorism. Anything less risks turning a ceasefire into a breeding ground for the next assault.
Let’s acknowledge the human toll that motivates this urgency: families still reeling from the October attacks and painfully slow returns of hostages demand a policy that prioritizes recovery and retribution against terrorists, not appeasement. Reports of returned bodies and continued investigations into wartime abuses underscore why disarming Hamas cannot be reduced to diplomatic phrasing — it’s a moral imperative and a security necessity.
Vance’s message should be a clarion call to conservatives at home: support strong, strategic American leadership that backs allies, insists on genuine disarmament of terrorist groups, and rejects the hollow internationalism that so often paralyzes action. Hardworking Americans expect our leaders to defend liberty and order abroad so we don’t have to face the consequences at home.
If Washington truly means to secure peace, it will stand with Israel in demanding Hamas’s permanent capitulation and will back pragmatic reconstruction that rewards moderation, not terror. That is the conservative way forward — clear-eyed, unapologetic, and committed to victory for our friends and safety for our citizens.
