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No Stabilization in Gaza without Dismantling Hamas
(Jerusalem Strategic Tribune) Ahmed Charai - One of the most dangerous illusions of our time is the belief that the International Stabilization Force for Gaza can bring order, reconstruction, or peace without dismantling Hamas. A force that enters Gaza while Hamas remains armed will not stabilize anything; it will merely stabilize Hamas itself. It will become, in practice, an International Stabilization Force for Hamas, a shield that protects the very organization that plunged Gaza into tragedy. No serious strategist can pretend that disarmament is optional. A stabilization force that cannot confront the terrorists who rule Gaza is a political anesthetic. It buys time for Hamas to rest, reconstitute its battalions, rebuild its tunnels, and prepare for the next war. It allows the group to rewrite the narrative so that its catastrophic decisions appear as heroic resistance. Some governments now maneuver to shield Hamas from the consequences of its actions. But Hamas must be dismantled - not tolerated, not reinterpreted, not "managed." Gaza cannot be rebuilt while Hamas exists. Peace cannot be built while Hamas rules. The writer is Chairman and CEO of World Herald Tribune, Inc., and publisher of the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune.