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A Tragic Misjudgment about Hamas' Intentions
(Tablet) Edward N. Luttwak - In recent months Hamas refused to join Islamic Jihad in launching rockets against Israel, which seems to have convinced Israeli leaders that the leading terror group in Gaza had decided to prioritize the welfare of its subjects over more futile rocket attacks. Israel reciprocated by allowing thousands of Gazans to work in Israel - first 17,000, then 20,000, with the potential for many more. Their earnings were changing the lives of 100,000 family members. What was happening on the ground seemed to open a path toward tranquility for Israel and a degree of prosperity for Gaza. Evidently it was all a delusion. The writer is a contractual strategic consultant for the U.S. government.