I’ll offer this closing thought, too: A disastrous, horrific episode like October 7 and the years since could be a genuine opportunity — that part is not naive, absurd, or pollyannish. It’s a real opportunity for a generation of Palestinians to see clearly the futility of Hamas’s vision, the futility of trying to destroy Israel, and the inevitable failure of militant Islamist leadership. It’s also a real opportunity for a generation of Israelis to see clearly the folly of Netanyahu’s post-October 7 response, the unspeakable pain it has wrought, and the impossibility of living next to a nation of people you are consistently and repeatedly suppressing with violence in the name of self-defense.