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Source: https://jiss.org.il/en/siboni-winner-israels-gaza-campaign-in-strategic-context/
The Ideological Infrastructure of the Palestinian Public Is Perpetual Struggle
(Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security) Col. (res.) Prof. Gabi Siboni and Brig.-Gen. (res.) Erez Winner - Hamas is a symptom of a deeper and broader problem in Gaza: the psychological and ideological infrastructure of the Palestinian public is one of perpetual struggle aimed at the destruction of the State of Israel. It is reasonable to assume that even if an alternative governing authority is established in Gaza after Hamas's total defeat, these underlying currents will persist, and it will only be a matter of time before a new threat to Israel emerges from the Strip. Therefore, the central requirement for achieving the war's goal - that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel in the long-term - is the establishment of complete security control over Gaza through a physical presence on the ground. However, to secure sustained calm over the long term, from a strategic viewpoint, Israel will need either an effective and swift de-radicalization program (which has slim chances of success) or to implement Trump's vision: the voluntary emigration of Gaza's population. Gabi Siboni was director of the military and strategic affairs program, and the cyber research program, of the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) from 2006-2020. Erez Winner is an expert in military affairs and doctrine at the JISS.