“Schwerpunkt” is a holistic Prussian concept describing the philosophy behind the main point of a military effort. What we are now seeing in Gaza is the enactment of that concept, with Ireland symbolically serving as the “Schwerpunkt”. October 7, 2023, will go down in military history as one of the most wicked yet most brilliant military operations of all time, with posturing, vainglorious Ireland playing a star role.
The leaders of Hamas – ie, Heaven Acclaims Murderous Anti-Semites – knew that simple terrorism would not be enough in their war-of-extermination of the Israeli people. They needed a two-stage war, the first stage not merely being a re-enactment of an Nazi Einsatzkommando extermination programme from 1942, but also a foretaste of what an Arab military victory would look like.