Which peaceful(-ish) branch of Islam would be most compatible with the current beliefs of the majority of Palestinians? Perhaps it would make sense to ask them to send their priests to convert people and to explain why Hamas were a bunch of heretics that are now rightfully punished by Allah. (The idea is to find priests who genuinely believe that.)
Trying to replace enemy leadership with more congenial leadership never works. You reliably get a corrupt puppet government and an insurgency. The only exception is after a comprehensive defeat of the enemy (i.e. post-WWII Germany and Japan), which begs the question (in the sense that this tactic would allow us to win only in cases where we’ve already won).
Which peaceful(-ish) branch of Islam would be most compatible with the current beliefs of the majority of Palestinians? Perhaps it would make sense to ask them to send their priests to convert people and to explain why Hamas were a bunch of heretics that are now rightfully punished by Allah. (The idea is to find priests who genuinely believe that.)
Trying to replace enemy leadership with more congenial leadership never works. You reliably get a corrupt puppet government and an insurgency. The only exception is after a comprehensive defeat of the enemy (i.e. post-WWII Germany and Japan), which begs the question (in the sense that this tactic would allow us to win only in cases where we’ve already won).