Commentary The Palestinian–Israeli War, better described as the Hamas–Israeli War, began on May 10, 2021, when the Palestinians/Hamas attacked Israel with rockets. Ultimately, for 11 continuous days and nights Hamas shot over 4,000 rockets into Israel across a wide spectrum of the land. In return, Israel unleashed massive retaliatory strikes against much more focused targets, aiming mostly at Hamas leadership. A ceasefire was declared on May 21, 2021. If the analysis goes no further than Hamas against Israel, the real protagonist will have achieved its objective without paying any price for the death and destruction caused. This description cannot possibly be accepted by the Biden administration. It would stand in the way of their obsession with reversing all things Trump, without any further analysis. This war was a proxy war. It can be best described by comparing it to one of the scenes in “The Godfather” when Vito Corleone explains …