From outside, Israel does not have an enemy as ruthless as Hamas, responsible for the murder of thousands of Israelis since its founding in 1987. But from inside, it does not have a political asset as valuable as the Palestinian armed group, particularly for those governments that reject fully the creation of a Palestinian State. That almost schizophrenic tension has permeated Israeli politics for decades, until it is at the forefront of the "ce…
From outside, Israel does not have an enemy as ruthless as Hamas, responsible for the murder of thousands of Israelis since its founding in 1987. But from inside, it does not have a political asset as valuable as the Palestinian armed group, particularly for those governments that reject fully the creation of a Palestinian State. That almost schizophrenic tension has permeated Israeli politics for decades, until it is at the forefront of the "ce…