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
With any luck, diplomats will convince both Israel and Hamas that neither of them can make the other vanish, so they need to accommodate.