> however, that doesn’t work with an enemy like Hamas
Except that it was the currently Israeli government to prop up Hamas power in the Gaza strip in order to de-legitimize the other (non terrorist) Palestinian political authority the PLO.
It's very convenient to have a terror organization as your counter party when you want to crush any hope for a two state solution.
In fact, the current Israeli government and intelligence helped Hamas fund and arm itself. And they knew about a huge terror attack coming and did very little to prevent it or defend their own people.
Even if Netanyahu illicitly provided some support to Hamas as a counter to the PLO, Hamas still was voted in with a majority vote and then took over complete control of Gaza and indoctrinated the people to their extremist views.
I agree the current Israeli government should have continued working with the PLO. Netanyahu has been a terrible leader for Israel. However they didn’t create Hamas either.
Except that it was the currently Israeli government to prop up Hamas power in the Gaza strip in order to de-legitimize the other (non terrorist) Palestinian political authority the PLO.
It's very convenient to have a terror organization as your counter party when you want to crush any hope for a two state solution.
In fact, the current Israeli government and intelligence helped Hamas fund and arm itself. And they knew about a huge terror attack coming and did very little to prevent it or defend their own people.