T. Belman. Why is Israel appeasing Hamas. Why is she negotiating. There shouldn’t be any dilemma here. The stronger you are, the less you should negotiate. The violence is intended to bring Israel to the table. Don’t let the violence win.
Hamas went ahead with mass rally and inevitable riots, even after deal to resupply Qatari funds; Bennett, just like his predecessor, has to carefully gauge Israel’s response
By AVI ISSACHAROFF, TOI
Palestinian protesters lift national flags gesture during a demonstration by the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City, to denounce the Israeli siege of the Palestinian strip and express support for Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque, on August 21, 2021. – (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Israeli troops fired live rounds at Palestinian protesters who hurled firebombs and burned tyres from behind the Gaza Strip’s border fence, with medics reporting 23 Palestinians injured. The protest called for by the Palestinian Hamas movement that rules Gaza marks the burning 52 years ago of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam.
While the knee-jerk reaction to the violence on the Gaza border Saturday, including a Palestinian opening fire at point-blank range and critically injuring a border guard, would be for a forceful response against Hamas, it is doubtful such action would lead to calm or have any other desirable effect for Israel. Read more…