Mideast Scholar and Executive Director at both the Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) and Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME), Asaf Romirowsky, discussed the recent agreement between Hamas and Israel, emphasizing the complex geopolitical and moral implications of negotiating with a designated terrorist organization. Romirowsky noted that while temporary truces or humanitarian arrangements may ease immediate tensions, they often embolden Hamas by granting legitimacy without addressing its core objective—the destruction of Israel. He argued that any lasting peace must be rooted in accountability, regional cooperation, and the dismantling of extremist ideologies that perpetuate cycles of violence.