I don’t see how a fundamentalist cult who is convinced of its own cause can change and it certainly won’t change without pressure. It’s just not realistic, and I don’t see why Israel should be expected to bother after Oct 7th. It would be like trying to get Jews, Poles, Roma, gays to work with Nazis in the 30s. The fundamentalist mindset doesn’t work like the more liberally minded, where they consider others, so their main way forward will be how to benefit them so they can continue with their goal of destroying Israel.
I am not so defeatist. I am working my way into thinking that there can be a two state solution. I just don’t think it can be with Hamas; it seems unpalatable to me to expect Hamas to be worked with given their nature, motives and actions. It will have to be with Abbas or others who can bring something less extreme to the table.
