In the Aftermath of Gaza, Hamas Becomes Harder to Ignore
Of more concern to Israel, perhaps, is the fact that Kerry's visit highlighted the crumbling of the U.S. and Israeli effort to isolate Hamas inside its Gaza ghetto. Not only did the Islamist organization survive the Israeli incursion aimed at smashing its military capability (sporadic rocket fire from Gaza continues even now); it took advantage of the fog of war to mop up what remains of its rival Fatah movement in Gaza. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
My personal view is that Israel started wrong in 1917 and has exhibited historically heralded bad judgment every since. This is just another incident in the long and nasty relations between Zionism and realty, or religion and reality if you wish. The aphorism is choice is: "You always win on your own territory." and I don't mean territory some sky god gave to you, but territory you already live on. We shall see.