Hamas as an idea can be defeated, even if it never goes away - opinion
Defeat of Hamas does not require that all its members be dead and buried. What is required is the acknowledgment of defeat and a disconnect of the malignant ideology from the territory.
Members of Qassam Brigades choir attend a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the Hamas movement's founding, in Gaza City December 14, 2022. (photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA/REUTERS)ByAHARON E. WEXLER