Just more of the usual obfuscation by the Israelis.
If Hamas wanted to be firing rockets at the Israelis, they would be, given that they've had 3 years to replenish their supplies thru the tunnels to Egypt. They've apparently found ways to restrain their hotheads.
OTOH, people who don't have jobs have a lot of time on their hands to plot revenge against their oppressors, and lots of reasons when they can't even get lumber to rebuild what the Israelis blew up last time they attacked... when they can't get the stuff needed to rebuild the sections of their electrical generating system that the Israelis blew up, or the stuff to properly process sewage... more stuff that the Israelis blew up... can't get cans to process seasonal crops for later use... can't even leave if they want to, either...
Lots of other minor details, I'm sure...
Having the pals divided is obviously what the Israelis want. It's a great ploy to avoid actual negotiations.
If anything, the blockade has probably strengthened Hamas in Gaza, just as any sort of outside threat often strengthened weak or unpopular govts all through history...
If Hamas wanted to be firing rockets at the Israelis, they would be, given that they've had 3 years to replenish their supplies thru the tunnels to Egypt. They've apparently found ways to restrain their hotheads.
OTOH, people who don't have jobs have a lot of time on their hands to plot revenge against their oppressors, and lots of reasons when they can't even get lumber to rebuild what the Israelis blew up last time they attacked... when they can't get the stuff needed to rebuild the sections of their electrical generating system that the Israelis blew up, or the stuff to properly process sewage... more stuff that the Israelis blew up... can't get cans to process seasonal crops for later use... can't even leave if they want to, either...
Lots of other minor details, I'm sure...
Having the pals divided is obviously what the Israelis want. It's a great ploy to avoid actual negotiations.
If anything, the blockade has probably strengthened Hamas in Gaza, just as any sort of outside threat often strengthened weak or unpopular govts all through history...