Only in This Insane World Does the Victim Owe the Terrorist a Future...

The Day After Delusion: Why Is the Victim Always the Architect?

So let me get this straight.

A terrorist group storms your borders, murders your civilians, kidnaps your people, hides behind women and children, and then the world looks at you and asks...

“So, what’s your plan for their future?”

Excuse me?

Since when did getting attacked come with homework?

Why is Israel, the country that just got punched in the teeth, expected to sketch out a five-year development plan for the neighborhood that threw the punch?

That question — “What’s your plan for the day after?” — sounds smart on the surface. It’s the kind of thing that makes D.C. interns feel clever while sipping lattes in think tank circles. But it’s built on a lie. A big one. And like most lies in geopolitics, it reeks of selective outrage and revisionist amnesia.

Because here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud:

Victims don’t owe their attackers a damn thing.

Not a second chance.
Not a free pass.
And definitely not a path to political rehab.

And yet, every blue-check on Twitter, every bureaucrat in Brussels, and every moral referee at CNN wants Israel to pull a Marshall Plan out of thin air.

Newsflash: The Marshall Plan worked because Europe wanted to rebuild. Japan wanted to move forward. You can’t nation-build a people that still think martyrdom beats modernity.

But hey, let’s pretend history started in 1945. Let’s ignore the flaming wreckage of the United States’ track record when it comes to “the day after.”

Let’s recap the hits:

• Iraq — We toppled Saddam and handed Iraq to Iran

• Afghanistan — Twenty years later, the Taliban’s back and we left behind billions in gear

• Libya — Gaddafi’s gone, now it’s a Mad Max movie with slave markets

But sure, Israel should definitely take our advice.

The arrogance is breathtaking.

And here’s the kicker: none of these people — not the diplomats, not the editorial boards, not the activist celebrities — have ever asked Hamas what their plan is. You know, the group that actually wrote “kill all Jews” into their charter?

Where’s the moral outrage there?
Where’s the ceasefire crowd demanding that the terrorists clean up their act before asking for statehood?

Crickets.

See, the real question isn’t “what’s Israel’s plan for the day after.” The real question is: Why does anyone expect Israel to fix the very people trying to destroy them?

That’s not strategy. That’s insanity.

And maybe, just maybe, it’s time we flipped the script.

Maybe the Palestinians need to come up with a plan for the day after they stop electing genocidal maniacs.
Maybe the burden is on them to prove they want peace more than war.
Maybe, just maybe, self-governance should come with a prerequisite: the ability to govern without rocket launchers.

Because if your starting point is “well, Israel should just figure it out,” you’re not interested in peace.

You’re interested in punishment.

And Israel? They’re not obligated to rebuild Gaza.
They’re just trying to survive it.