(Spectator-UK) Nadim Koteich - The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell called Hamas "an unkillable idea and ideology." History suggests that seemingly invincible organizations and ideologies can indeed be defeated, often after military defeat, through socio-economic and political reformations. The fall of Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan and Fascist Italy, when skillfully married with political and economic foresight, underscored that even the most formidable ideologies can be unraveled. The military defeat of Hamas must be definitive enough to prevent Hamas from claiming illusory victories amidst the ruins of Gaza. But those who live there must be offered hope of a better future. Any aid must be linked to political and cultural reforms to ensure that a corruption-free, peace-committed political authority emerges from the ruins. Seemingly indomitable rigid ideologies can indeed be conquered. Hamas need not be here forever. But whether it can be killed off will depend on what happens when the latest war in Gaza finally ends. The writer is an Emirati journalist based in Abu Dhabi.
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