It is irrational to ask Israelis to live alongside an organization fundamentally dedicated to destroying them. No other nation agrees to live under such conditions, and no nation is in a position to ask Israelis to do so.

Given Hamas's statements on record, the only way the Israeli government can prevent similar attacks in the future is to fully dismantle Hamas. While Israel will try to minimize human casualties, it is utterly unreasonable to ask Israelis to coexist with Hamas.