"The time has come for Israel to achieve victory over Hamas and all the terror organizations in Gaza," said Im Tirtzu CEO Matan Peleg.
"Peace is made with defeated enemies, and that's the only way to restore quiet to the South," he continued. "Today's assassination of a senior Gazan terrorist was a step in the right direction, and now we need to take the next step and defeat the terror in Gaza once and for all."The new campaign comes after more than 220 rockets were shot into Israel after the IDF killed Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Bahaa Abu al-Ata early Tuesday morning. Dov Trachtman, a resident of Sderot, showed support for the campaign, saying, "The primary function of the state is to provide security for its residents. This starts with defeating the terror groups in Gaza and restoring quiet to the South."Im Tirtzu was founded in 2006. It describes its aim as "working to ensure the future of the Jewish nation and the State of Israel." The NGO has 15 branches at universities and colleges throughout the country, and runs the largest Zionist academic extra-curricular program in Israel.