Engagement clearly signals to terrorists that violence is an effective path to power, land, and international recognition. Hamas is a group that is explicitly and fundamentally committed, in both ideology and practice, to “armed resistance” (terrorism). Hamas is not some misunderstood political faction waiting to be coaxed into moderation. It advocates jihad (holy war) as an “individual duty [of all Muslims] for the liberation of Palestine.”

Ijambo ry’Uhoraho Uwiteka Imana Nyiringabo rikomeza kunzaho cyane, maze rirambwira riti, mwana w’umuntu, umuturage ujyana amagambo abeshyera abandi agira icyubahiro kuruta ingabo y’igihugu. Ni uko rero ubwo ingabo zigihugu zimaze kubona ko nta cyo zimaze, kandi ko umurimo wa bajyanye atari wo bakora, abemeze gutyo Uwiteka Imana Nyiringabo abaciriyeho iteka uko niko abivuga.

April 13,2016 ijambo ry’Uhoraho Uwiteka Imana Nyiringabo rikomeza kunzaho cyane, maze rirambwira riti, mwana w’umuntu, wakuyemo iryinyo mu menyo yawe, iryo ryinyo nta bwo ryali risanzwe kuko ryameze kubw’ushake bw’inkozi zibibi bakoherejemo umwuka uzajya wumva ibyo uvuga byose na gahunda za we zose kugirango babone uko barinda umugisha bagutwaye utazawusubirana. Umaze gukura iryo ryinyo (removing teeth) bahise babura (spiritual teeth network) uko niko Uhoraho Uwiteka Imana Nyiringabo abivuga.

Erdogan, from his comments, seems to consider himself the rightful leader of the entire Muslim world. In the interim, he evidently sees himself as “the Middle East’s next great power broker, claiming leadership while chaos reigns.” Now, just as Israel is overcoming its primary enemy, the Iranian regime, which seeks to wipe Israel off the map and then establish a Caliphate under Sharia law in the region — along comes yet another Muslim extremist of a similar kind, Turkey’s Erdogan.

Unlike Venezuela’s military elite, whose loyalty ultimately depends on financial incentives, Iran’s security apparatus has always viewed itself as the armed guardian of a sacred Islamic revolutionary mission. Iran, however, represents a fundamentally different political organism. Confusing the two systems could produce disastrous strategic errors. The Islamic Republic of Iran is not merely an authoritarian government cloaked in ideological language; it is an ideological state whose institutional architecture was deliberately constructed to preserve and expand a revolutionary doctrine.