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"Denazification" Must Be Implemented in Gaza and the West Bank If We Are Ever Going to See Real Peace
(Israel Hayom) Zina Rakhamilova - How do we truly eradicate Hamas when it is an ideology just as much as it is an established terror organization? The Palestinian Center for Policy published a new poll indicating that 2/3 of the Palestinian public continue to support the Oct. 7 massacre, 75% are "satisfied" with Hamas's performance in the war, and over half believe that Hamas is "the most deserving" of leading the Palestinian people. These findings are consistent with polls published three and six months ago. Some assume that the only reason why Palestinians would commit the cruel acts of Oct. 7 is because they were left with no other choice. In their minds, people could never act in such barbarity unless they were pushed to such a breaking point of misery. This line of thinking absolves Palestinians of agency and it ignores the research which proves that Palestinian terrorism is not mere desperate moments of insanity but planned and organized, usually driven by deep-rooted antisemitism. Post-World War II, Germans went through a "denazification" process, where the Allied forces had to remove Nazi ideology, influence, and personnel from German society, government, and institutions. This model must be implemented in the case of Gaza and the West Bank in a post-war reality if we are ever going to see real peace. The leadership of Hamas must be removed entirely and put on trial, any terror-related groups and gangs must be eradicated, and the Palestinian education system must be reformed to promote coexistence.