1.0Michael Rectenwald 2024https://www.rectenwald2024.comMichael Rectenwaldhttps://www.rectenwald2024.com/author/mradm/Statist Ideology and War: Israel versus Hamas - Michael Rectenwald 2024rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JMS8dw9K6J"><a href="https://www.rectenwald2024.com/statist-ideology-and-war-israel-versus-hamas/">Statist Ideology and War: Israel versus Hamas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rectenwald2024.com/statist-ideology-and-war-israel-versus-hamas/embed/#?secret=JMS8dw9K6J" width="600" height="338" title="“Statist Ideology and War: Israel versus Hamas” — Michael Rectenwald 2024" data-secret="JMS8dw9K6J" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Statist Ideology and War: Israel versus Hamas. By Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.. Mises Wire. 8 November 2023. As I wrote in my previous piece on statism and the Israel-Hamas conflict, states are organized crime rackets. Wars between states thus represent warfare between rival gangs. The proper libertarian position with reference to such gang wars is neutrality, or the opposition to all state parties to war.