...Some Israeli officers say that if Hamas did not exist, it would - TopicsExpress



          

...Some Israeli officers say that if Hamas did not exist, it would have to be invented. Hamas controls the Gaza strip. It can be held responsible for what happens there. It provides law and order. It is a reliable partner for a ceasefire. The last Palestinian elections, held under international monitoring, ended in a Hamas victory both in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. When Hamas was denied power, it took it in the Gaza strip by force. By all reliable accounts, it enjoys the loyalty of the large majority in the territory. All Israeli experts agree that if the Hamas regime in Gaza were to fall, far more extreme Islamic splinter groups would take over and plunge the Strip, with its 1.8 million inhabitants, into complete chaos. The military experts don’t like that. So the war aim, if one can dignify it as such, is not to destroy Hamas, but to leave it in power, though in a much weakened state.... [Uri Avnery, in Redress, Information & Analysis, July 19, 2014]
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 19:24:21 +0000

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