Peloni: The hubris of assuming that radicals might be deradicalized requires us to assume that their radical nature might be bartered or explained away, and herein lies a great misconception about the very nature of radicals. Notably, the wanton bloodlust of the likes of Hamas and Fatah will not be extinquished by education, wealth or time. Indeed, think of Sinwar and ask yourself what you might offer him to set aside his quest of Jihad. Don’t labor too hard on this task because the answer is NOTHING. They don’t want opportunity, and they don’t want wealth, and they don’t want education. They simply want to kill Jews in the most barbaric and macabre manner imaginable. We must treat these radicals with the respect which their threat to society requires and understand that the word salad of denazification is pretending away a very big problem which only leads towards ever greater problems being created.
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Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini and Adolf Hitler, 1941. Credit: German Federal Archives (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) via Wikimedia Commons.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a man of considerable intellect and experience, shaped by his background as the son of a renowned historian. He is undoubtedly aware of the complex and often brutal history of antisemitism that has plagued the Middle East.
Despite this, Netanyahu’s recent statements seem to reflect a dangerous optimism about the potential for deradicalizing the Muslim enemy in our midst, specifically, the Arabs in Gaza. While his intentions are undoubtedly rooted in a desire for peace and coexistence, his approach appears increasingly disconnected from the harsh realities on the ground and more focused on appeasing the Western world.
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