Hamas is stalling: the trap Israel might fall into in Gaza
Commentator Avi Issacharoff analyzes Hamas's strategy on 103FM: the organization is stalling and waiting for Israel to sabotage the peace plan so it won't have to disarm. He claims Hamas still controls Gaza, is rearming and rebuilding, while Israel suffers blows to global public opinion. Issacharoff warns against underestimating Mohammed Dahlan, and assesses that Hamas survives despite the blows it has absorbed.
Commentator Avi Issacharoff, in an interview with 103FM, analyzes Hamas's strategy in the Gaza Strip. According to him, Hamas is stalling and waiting for Israel to sabotage the peace plan, so it won't be forced to disarm. He claims the organization cooperates with all 15 points of the plan, but as long as Israel doesn't implement its part on the ground, Hamas can hold out. Issacharoff notes that Hamas still controls Gaza, its gunmen are on the streets, and the organization is rebuilding and regrouping. He estimates that eventually there will be a partial Israeli withdrawal and entrenchment around the yellow line. Meanwhile, Israel suffers blows to global public opinion, especially in the US, and he calls it a 'catastrophe'. Regarding the future of governance in Gaza, he stresses not to underestimate Mohammed Dahlan, who knows Gaza well. He also says he doesn't know who heads Hamas's military wing, as these are unfamiliar names hiding their identities. The bottom line, he says, is that Hamas survives.