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Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/28/hamas-rule-gaza-disastrous-arabs-israelis/
External Intervention Needed to Transform Gaza's Future
(Washington Times) Ariel and Rena Cohen - President Trump has floated the idea of relocating Gazans to other Muslim countries so that reconstruction can get underway. He cautioned against allowing Hamas to prevail in Gaza. "They didn't exactly run it well. It was run viciously and badly." Gaza desperately needs a complete break from the terrorism haven it became under Hamas. At the same time, Israel cannot tolerate any repeat of Oct. 7. Nor can it countenance a continuation of the rocket attacks on Israelis from Gaza since 2006. International receivership in Gaza is warranted. Gaza attacks its neighbors while constantly requiring international aid, and completely fails to develop effective self-governance or a viable economy. It is time to stage a comprehensive external intervention to transform Gaza's future. Gazans who wish to start a new life abroad, away from the overcrowded strip, should be allowed, supported and encouraged to do so in other Muslim countries. Those who remain need completely new leadership, free of terror and extremism. Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council. Rena Cohen is the founder of the Books for Israel Project.