Killing Ideas with Guns

It is amazing to me, how people believe in all seriousness that you can eradicate an idea (which both Hamas and Israel is) with weapons.

You eradicate a hateful idea with love. There is no other way.

Weapons simply reinforce the hate and strengthen the idea. What, I wonder, will the children of Gaza feel towards Israel when they grow up (if they are allowed to grow up)?

Will they not form a new Hamas, a new resistance?

Hamas cannot be eradicated by violence because it was born from violence.

Further violence will simply strengthen it.

Only love can end it.

But equally true, only love can end Zionism.

For that also is an idea.

Ideas baptised in blood is handed down to the next generation.

Ideas baptised in love is at rest.