Sri Lanka, Jan. 31 -- Leadership in Tel Aviv claims that taking out Hamas will end its security problems. The evidence suggests the opposite. The prospect of normalised relations between Israel and Arab nations is fading as public anger at Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza grows. Could it lead to radicalisation or violent extremism in the Middle East? Counter-terrorism experts around the world have noted that the Israel-Hamas conflict may cause a resurgence of the terrorist threat. The nature and scale of Israel's retaliatory strikes in the Gaza Strip have generated anger and condemnation across the Muslim world. Radicalisation follows oppression- in any conflict.

Palestinians have the right to self-determination, even if Hamas underm...