Hamas Will Persist Beyond Gaza Settlement, Warn Israeli Analysts as Multi-Front Campaign Against Israel Continues
Israeli security experts and international observers agree that Hamas will remain a significant force in Gaza even after the implementation of any peace settlement, while a coordinated global campaign against Israel shows no signs of abating regardless of the conflict's resolution.
According to reports from Al Quds and analysis published in The Jerusalem Post, two prominent Israeli analysts have confirmed that the Hamas movement will not disappear from the Gaza Strip following the implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war.
Hamas expert Eyal Ofer stated bluntly that "Hamas is not going anywhere," explaining that the organization establishes its continuity on three distinct levels. First, politically, Hamas seeks to create a Palestinian national framework. Second, militarily, it positions itself as a resistance movement against occupation. Third, it leverages international responsibility for the situation in Gaza to maintain relevance and support.
Fellow analyst Nadav Eyal pointed out the impossibility of disarming Hamas under current conditions, emphasizing that complete Israeli control over Gaza would be the only condition that could potentially disarm the movement—a scenario that appears increasingly unlikely. The analysts stressed that Hamas is fundamentally a popular movement deeply rooted in Palestinian public opinion, making its elimination virtually impossible through military or diplomatic means alone.
While President Trump works to secure the release of 48 Israeli hostages and has backing for a 21-point plan to address the "day after" in Gaza, with key Arab and Muslim leaders supporting a framework that seeks to reconstitute Gaza without Hamas terrorists, experts warn that the broader war against Israel will persist on multiple fronts.
Even as Hamas may be militarily defeated or weakened, other fronts continue the assault against Israel through cultural, academic, and commercial boycotts. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign has intensified efforts to push Israel out of international spaces. Within the Union of European Football Associations, activists have demanded Israel's ban from European competitions. At the Eurovision Song Contest, countries have threatened withdrawal unless Israel is excluded. Cultural figures face disinvitation from European festivals solely based on their Israeli nationality.
The situation has grown increasingly alarming, particularly among younger generations. A recent poll released by CRIF, the official body of French Jewry, revealed that nearly one in three young French citizens aged 18-24 considers it legitimate to target Jews because of Gaza, with almost one in five French people overall sharing this view.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Daniel Schuster, the center's senior representative in Europe, warn that demonization of Israel, Jews, and Zionism continues spreading across nations, international justice venues, university campuses, airports, ports, cultural institutions, and sports arenas.
The convergence of Hamas's entrenchment in Gaza and the expansion of anti-Israel campaigns globally suggests that even a comprehensive settlement of the immediate Gaza conflict will not end the challenges facing Israel. The movement's ideological foundation, combined with international support networks and growing acceptance of anti-Israel sentiment in Western nations, ensures its persistence as both a local and international force well beyond any immediate ceasefire or peace agreement.
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