(Ha'aretz) Amira Hass - During the first two or three weeks of the Gaza war, the Palestinian public supported the "resistance," despite the heavy civilian losses. Afterwards, however, it lost its belief in the political logic of extending the military campaign and in Hamas' negotiating skills. That message certainly got through to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad activists and their leaders. As expected, Hamas spokesmen were quick to sell the cease-fire as a victory over Israel. But how is it possible to describe as a victory an agreement that does not even include the "lifting of the blockade?"
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