This Tuesday marked two years since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.Is there any way to make sure the events of October 7 are not repeated? What can the U.S., or the world, do to fight terrorism in the Middle East?
Newsweek contributors Dan Perry and Daniel R. DePetris debate:
Daniel R. DePetris: The blunt reality is that terrorism is a problem to be managed, not solved. While this might be a cliche, it’s one that rings true; states can’t win the war on terrorism any more than they can win the war on poverty or the war on drugs. What states can do, however, is limit the degree to which terrorist groups can operate. This includes everything from treating threat assessments from intelligence analysts lower down the chain of command with the seriousness they deserve to working on comprehensive strategies that seek to undermine the narratives and causes these terrorist groups use to gain recruits and resources. Unfortunately for Israel’s political leadership, none of this occurred in the lead-up to the October 7 attack; threats about a Hamas build-up along the Israel-Gaza border were discarded, and political resolutions to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute were left in purgatory.
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