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Title: | Both sides dancing to the tune | |||
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| Name: | Mark Lincoln | | |||
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| City: | Houston | State: | Texas | | |
| "But there also seems to be a connection with the Hamas position, which is dancing a strange tango with Israel and does not currently look like it is particularly interested in an extended confrontation. " - Amos Harel Israel has clearly been little interested in a major confrontation. "Hamas` conduct gives the impression that it is not interested in deterioration, but feels obligated to portray itself as being ready to go all out." - ibid Which is exactly what the Israeli government has been signalling. "Hamas is not taking an active role in escalating the violence; it is simply letting the other groups fire on Israel." - ibid A fact not understood by Israeli war hawks and ignored by the politicians talking up the crisis for personal gain. Conversation by violence is a louse method of discussing a cease fire. But with Israel less than two months from elections, it seems the only communications possible. No Israeli politician dare restore the cease fire. |
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