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Without a two-state solution framework, Hamas won’t be destroyed and “will flourish again,” according to Israel’s former security agency chief.
“We have to understand this war is on two fronts. One is the battlefield, but the other is a war of ideas and Hamas will be defeated only on the second front,” Ami Ayalon told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour during a rare interview from Haifa Wednesday.
“The major defeat for Hamas is a future of two states. And unless we should discuss the future of two states, there is no way to defeat Hamas and to create a better political horizon for Palestinians and for Israelis,” he added.
Ayalon went on to say that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t represent the views of the majority of the Israeli people, “and unfortunately, you know, he’s leading us.”
“We shall have elections in a few months and we should find the right way to to a better future,” he added.
Ayalon said US President Joe Biden’s push for a two-state solution is perceived as strong leadership, because “he filled a vacuum of leadership in Israel.” He also blamed extremists on both sides of the conflict for leading the region to the current situation.
Addressing the suspension of funding by a growing number of Western countries for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), following allegations from Israel that some of the agency’s staff were involved in the October 7 attacks, Ayalon said humanitarian aid for Gaza needs to continue but that perhaps the UN can find a different framework and work with other humanitarian organizations.
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