thoughts? Our advice to the Israelis is that if they want to avoid having to go to war over Gaza every three years or so, they will need to destroy Hamas as a political entity and military power. This does not need a permanent re-occupation of all of Gaza. But it will require a land campaign that destroys Hamass ability to wage war. That probably includes retaking the old Philadelphi corridor running along the Egyptian border to prevent the underground smuggling of increasingly sophisticated munitions, many coming from Iran. All of this will be condemned by the usual suspects. But Israelis will be denounced for whatever they do, so they might as well act effectively. In the long run Gazans will benefit from not having to live under rulers who are constantly driving them into pointless and destructive wars. Moderate Palestinian leaders in the West Bank will also be quietly pleased to see their domestic opponents humiliated. Peace between Israel and its neighbors remains a long shot, but it has no chance as long as Hamas is seen as a strong and quasi-legitimate political player.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:13:16 +0000
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