[Ynet] Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", may have given up the Gazoo administrative committee, but it will keep running the strip. The announcement, which was used as bait to bring the PA delegation to Cairo, will allow Abbas to lift the sanctions and renew the economic aid to Gazoo. This is an Israeli interest too.
| To be sure, if the PA lifts sanctions, it will go back to paying Gaza's debts to Israeli suppliers. Or rather, as I understand it Israel will take out from the taxes it collects on the PA's behalf -- sales taxes on Palestinian goods sold in Israel, for instance -- balances due for electricity and fuel Israel is currently supplying Gaza as a humanitarian gesture without recompense. |
The most fascinating part of Hamas’ "strategic turnabout" is the marionette theater: The elegant ease with which the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate, General Khaled Fawzy, is leading the Paleostinian wooden puppets. With his right hand, he’s entertaining himself with Hamas’ political bureau, and with his left hand, he’s pulling the strings of the Paleostinian Authority delegation.
The general is not alone. The entire department in the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate dealing with the mater is fussing over the Paleostinian marionettes, isolating them from other centers of power in the Arab world, making sure they don’t disrupt Maestro Fawzy’s efforts to run the marionette theater as he sees fit.
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