By Zvi Bar'el  

A prominent analyst in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, said that the Israeli campaign is doomed to failure. He wrote in an article on Friday: “Comparisons between Hamas and ISIS cannot hide the profound differences in the nature of their fighting.”

He added: "An unwritten alliance united Islamic countries and the West in their war against ISIS. From Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Iran to France, Britain, and of course the United States, ISIS posed an existential threat to the regimes of the Middle East and the internal security of Western countries."

He continued: "Many Islamic legal rulings issued by Sunni and Shiite religious authorities define ISIS not only as a terrorist organization, but also as an organization that violates Islamic law - and is an anti-Islam organization."

On the other hand, Bar'el pointed out that "Hamas enjoys a completely different situation."

He said: “Russia, China, Qatar, South Africa, Turkey, and, of course, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran, constitute only a partial list of countries that fought ISIS or at least condemned it, but they do not see Hamas as a terrorist organization, and some of them even host Hamas officials on their lands.” Some have normal or even close relationships with it.”

He added: "Hamas, despite its religious ideology, is viewed by the Arab public as an integral part of the Palestinian national struggle, and ISIS can only dream of such a situation."

He continued: "It is very easy to declare that Iran is the sole source of funding for Hamas, and thus link the movement to the international axis of evil, while ignoring the aid it receives from countries and organizations around the world."

Bar'el considered, "Anyone who seeks to demolish the organization's infrastructure and destroy Hamas just as ISIS was destroyed is taking the easy path by leveling homes in Gaza, cutting off electricity to two million people, and imposing a tight siege that does not allow the entry of basic goods such as medicines and food." .

"But in the end, this concept will also fail," Bar'el added. "We'll get to that in a moment."