"Hamas is not going to be eradicated no matter what Israel does in Gaza. Even if Israel defeats Hamas's entire military network, even if it kills every Hamas fighter, Hamas continues as a political movement, Hamas continues to have support, not a majority, but a certain amount of support.
The idea that b/c of what Hamas did on Oct. 7th, it is excluded from Palestinian governance, is an Israeli, European & American fantasy.
You do not negotiate with the people who have already agreed to your terms. You couldn't do that in Ireland, you had to bring the IRA in, you couldn't do that in South Africa, you had to bring the ANC in, you couldn't do that in Algeria, you had bring the FLN in. These groups that had carried out horrific attacks against civilians, they were described as terrorists or bandits, but the only people you really need to negotiate with are the people with the guns.
Until that fact gets through the thick skulls of people in Washington & London & Paris, we are not going anywhere." - Rashid Khalidi
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