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Hamas can only end 'the violence' [against Israel] by (a) violently suppressing competing militias[1] in Gaza (one wonders how many different ways that could pl
by noibl 14y ago
Hamas can only end 'the violence' [against Israel] by (a) violently suppressing competing militias[1] in Gaza (one wonders how many different ways that could play out), or (b) pointing to progress in peace talks to convince Gazans to hold the truce. Only Israel can end the occupation though.
So, far from being a 'useless statistic', the relative hardships and pressures faced by each side have a direct bearing on the longevity of the conflict.
BTW, it's not necessary to speculate about how little I know. Let's stick to the facts.
[1] http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2012/1114/Is-Hamas-responsible-for-Gaza-rocket-fire-Not-exactly http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2012/1114/Is-Ham... [as-responsible-for-Gaza-rocket-fire-Not-exactly]
- three14 14y agoI don't think much of your comment makes sense, unless you think that it's worth the violence to end the Israeli occupation. I think it's clear that the violence is hurting that goal anyway plus killing Palestinians, so the only reasonable thing to do is to try to end the violence first, then worry about everything else. If the price is (a), well, policemen get shot everywhere. That's one (heavy) price Hamas has to pay to be a government.
- ucee054 14y agoIt is Israel that breaks the ceasefires and starts the violence. Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-kanwisher/reigniting-violence-how-d_b_155611.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nancy-kanwisher/reigniting-vio...
- three14 14y agoMaybe, maybe not: http://www.pnas.org/content/108/15/E53.full http://www.pnas.org/content/108/15/E53.full
- endtime 14y ago>by (a) violently suppressing competing militias[1] in Gaza In other words, behaving like a government, which they supposedly are?