Deradicalizing Gaza Could Be Harder Than Defeating Hamas

The coming Israeli offensive might well mean the defeat of Hamas as a governing force and Israeli military occupation of more territory in Gaza. And that means addressing the question of what will become of the Strip after Hamas is gone. While most discussion of the subject focuses on who will govern and how, Ksenia Svetlova raises a much more important question: what to do with a large population that has been inculcated from an early age with hatred of Jews and admiration for jihad? She looks to the example of other Middle Eastern countries that have faced similar problems.