- Nahum Barnea argues that current notions, based on a total Fatah/West bank and Hamas/Gaza separation are based on utterly unrealistic assumptions about Fatah and Hamas. (Ynet)
- Similarly, Uzi Benziman argues that such plans are “dreams,� based on a fantasy about what Egypt and Jordan are willing to do. (Haaretz)
- And Johns Hopkins professor Fouad Ajami says: “SO the masked men of Fatah have the run of the West Bank while the masked men of Hamas have their dominion in Gaza. Some see this as a tolerable situation, maybe even an improvement, envisioning a secularist Fatah-run state living peacefully alongside Israel and a small, radical Gaza hemmed in by Israeli troops. It’s always tempting to look for salvation in disaster, but in this case it’s sheer fantasy.� (The New York Times)
Discover More
What Should Be Done?
Should Israel try to negotiate a “shelf agreementâ€? — a final-status deal that would then be put on the shelf ...
Hamas in Gaza
Ali Waked reports that the Hamas raid on the Hilles clan compound marks the completion of the June 2007 revolution, ...
What to Do About Hamas
-Nahum Barnea says Israel has only two options, both “dreadful …either reoccupy Gaza or talk with Hamas.� (Ynet)-The former CIA ...