Hamas is as capable of redemption as is the likelihood of a successful two-state solution involving one side intent in wiping Israel off the face of the Earth.

Another concocted piece of Democrats diatribe, all aimed as a hate session against Netanyahu; without whom Israel would be in a much much worse position than it currently is.
Israel reflects the problem it has with a small but influential, totally undemocratic elitist left wing, as does the West, (of which this sickening author is one).

There is absolutely no hope for the future of Palestinians, since the grip of the Muslim death cult will not release until the entirety of their population is dead, one way or another; and they deliberately choose death by bullet and bomb as a path to seventy six virgins in heaven as the reward for loyalty. (This statement is no more banal than the authors).

The only good Palestinian is a dead one, and the sooner that happens the closer will be peace.

There are many examples from history of terrorist organisations morphing into law-abiding political movements and even making half-decent governments: e.g. the ANC in South Africa. In the Middle East, the PLO has given up using terrorist methods and accepted Israel’s right to exist, at least ostensibly. So it is not impossible that Hamas will “redeem itself”.

In the case of Hamas, though, this looks unlikely – especially in a timeframe short enough for it to participate in Gaza’s rebuilding if the peace process holds. The PLO’s transformation took many years. Hamas’s ideology in more deeply rooted in religious fundamentalism that is less inclined to compromise. For Hamas, killing Jews seems to be not merely a means to an end, but an end in itself.

I hope Gaza emerges from this horrible conflict with a political leadership willing to peacefully co-exist with Israel. But I doubt it will be Hamas.