Israel’s supreme advantage in this war lies in the enemy’s own misunderstanding. The entire edifice of Hamas as an organization, together with its affiliates, allies and ideological fellow travelers, is built to fight a particular kind of war with a very specific sort of enemy. The tragic and ongoing catastrophe that is Gaza will not be healed until the Palestinian national movement starts seeing Israelis for what they are, a flawed but rooted people living in its home, rather than what the Palestinians wish they were, sunburned Frenchmen in a land not their own. (The final allusion is to Algeria.) timesofisrael/the-tragic-self-delusion-behind-the-hamas-war/#ixzz37wVAiXun Follow us: @timesofisrael on Twitter | timesofisrael on Facebook
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