For years, Israel’s leaders believed that they could coexist with Hamas. After this weekend’s massacre, that belief is over.
Steven Erlanger, a former Jerusalem bureau chief at The New York Times, explains what Israel’s plan to destroy Hamas will mean for Palestinians and Israelis.
Guest: Steven Erlanger, the chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe for The New York Times.
Background reading:
- The attack ended Israel’s hope that Hamas might come to embrace stability. Now senior Israeli officials say that Hamas must be crushed.
- Follow The Times’s latest updates on the Israel-Gaza war.
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