From Hamas’s point of view, it must be a
source of immense delight to witness the strains, and practical fallout,
in the relationship between Washington and Jerusalem. It wins an
election in which the US insisted it be allowed to take part, even
though it has never renounced terrorism. It murders its way to control
of Gaza. It diverts Gaza’s resources to turn the Strip into one great
big terrorist bunker. It hits Israel, over and over and over again. It
intimidates international journalists to not report on and film its
attack methods. And the international community condemns Israel, the UN
sets up inquiries into Israeli war crimes, and Israel’s allies limit its
arms supplies.
All it needs to do, Hamas can only conclude,
is keep firing at Israel’s towns and villages, forcing Israel to
respond, confident that this will bring still more criticism down on
Israel as well as growing restrictions on Israel’s ability to defend
itself. Wow, the Hamas leaders must be thinking, the free world is just
so dumb.
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