(Wall Street Journal) Cole S. Aronson - Gazans are being deradicalized. Recent polling suggests that the war is teaching Gazans that terrorism is both futile and costly. According to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research poll in September, satisfaction with Hamas has declined to 39% in Gaza, and satisfaction with Sinwar to 29%. Only 39% of Gazans think perpetrating the Oct. 7 massacres was a "correct" decision. Two other local polling services, Arab World for Research and Development and the Institute for Social and Economic Progress, put Gazan support for Hamas's postwar governance at single digits early in the summer. Gazans are learning that Hamas is a losing cause, because the group is no match for the Israel Defense Forces. Most Gazans have been out of their homes for months.
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