Op-ed: Israeli leaders' ceasefire declarations indicate that they see Hamas as a rational element. But Hamas' logic is similar to that ISIS: Havoc, destruction and an industry of death.

Op-ed: Without a clear anti-Israel stance, William Schabas would not have been selected to chair the UN commission investigating Israel's crimes.

Both organizations draw their power from the support of the local population; bettering the conditions of the people on the street can be a game-changer.