What World Leaders Are Saying
Leaders from around the world recognize the need for a sustainable Solution for Peace in Gaza, and central to that is overcoming and replacing the extremist Islamist ideology that endangers Israel and the well being of Gazans alike. These honest insights support and reinforce our mission to bring lasting peace and restore Gaza.
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WHAT’S NEEDED IS A REALISTIC SOLUTION
World leaders are emphasizing that what’s needed as a Solution for Peace in Gaza must be is a change in the theology and thinking of Gazans, an idea that will change hearts.
“The only viable way that Hamas could cease to exist is if those ideological drivers disappear or the organization is supplanted by a rival militant group.”
Ryan BohlSenior Middle East and North Africa Analyst, Rane“Israel is capable of subduing Hamas by drastically reducing its influence among the public it purports to represent and lead by denying the “damage power” and veto power it holds…But it is possible to greatly reduce Hamas’s influence among the public that it purportedly represents and leads by denying its power to inflict damage and the veto power that it held and still holds.”
Brig. Gen. (res.) Udi DekelInstitute for National Security Studies (INSS)“Hamas' ideology is part of the issue. It's also a social movement and a governance. How to ensure people don't join Hamas is first and foremost you have to show that that way does not bring about a better future. That means that hand in hand with defeating Hamas you have to let the people in Gaza distinguish and try to define the future they want.”
Retired Col. Miri EisenIsrael Defense Forces; Managing Director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism“Hamas is an idea. Anyone who thinks we can eliminate Hamas is wrong. The political echelon needs to find an alternative — or it will remain.”
Rear Adm. Daniel HagariIDF Spokesman“We can’t get rid of Hamas as an idea there we need an alternative idea.”
Tzachi HanegbiIsrael National Security Council head“To 'eliminate' or destroy Hamas Israel will have to destroy the root cause of Hamas its reason for existence.”
Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodgesformer Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe“We don’t believe that military attacks alone are going to eradicate an ideology. And it’s not likely that you’re going to get rid of every single Hamas fighter. So in that sense … you still have to reconcile yourself with the fact that there may still be some Hamas around even when your military operation is over … Hamas still has a significant force posture inside Gaza.”
Admiral John KirbyWhite House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications“We’re also going to have to defeat the ideology behind Hamas and that is not something that can be accomplished on the battlefield. It’s something that we have learned in the United States in our long history with counterterrorism… Ultimately you have to beat that idea with a better idea — a broader political resolution that will address the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people.”
Matthew MillerUS State Department Spokesman“In order to truly defeat Hamas the critical aspect is to ensure that Palestinians are free to reject Hamas if they so chose. What that means is that Hamas adherents must lose the ability to impose their will on Palestinians who chose not to follow them.”
Dave Des RochesAssociate Professor at Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University
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