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
Hamas is the only effort with some success in slowing the theft. The Gaza people will support resistance to the theft of their resources, money, and land. The Israelis thought Gazans would plead for an end to resistance by Hamas if they were tortured by brutal war and blockades. The theft could then continue and include the huge gas reserves recently found off Gaza's coast. Well now they have the risk of resistance threatening the project to steal that gas. No one at CNN is going to write this part of the story.