Everybody wants the Israeli—and American—hostages in Gaza home. Not everybody is willing to pay any price to get them out.

The Iran-Iraq war was well received in the West. A famous politician of the day famously asked if both sides could lose. Israel was keen on actually fostering such an outcome. A fellow who was in the Mossad for many years published his memoirs, including a very telling story about this war. Israel, he claimed, very carefully monitored the war. If they felt that one side was getting the upper hand, they would then work clandestinely to help even the playing field. At one point in the war, they concluded that Iraq was gaining the upper hand. So they sent to Iraq via a Mossad-run job agency in France two driving experts. One was tasked with teaching young Iraqis to drive big trucks, while the other was sent to the garage. The first taught his students that brakes are for losers. Real men never use the brakes. The second agent set the trailer on a big rig to separate from the cab over a certain speed. During their two months there, the number of traffic accidents and associated fatalities involving trucks skyrocketed. When they felt that the outcome might get them caught, they stole their boss’ Land Rover and made their way to Turkey.

With the obvious role played by Egypt in allowing Iranian weapons to flow to Hamas in Gaza, it may be time for Israel to adopt a similar approach in its neighbor’s politics. Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood were no friends of........

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