Turning On Hamas
Unlike the know-nothings protesting around the world, those directly involved on the ground know what’s up and who’s really to blame for the whole Israel-Gaza mess.
The bitter Israel-Hamas conflict has touched off Arab-Arab conflicts almost as bitter. Responsibility for the war in Gaza, and for the Palestinian fatalities there, was placed squarely on Hamas by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
“We called the leaders of Hamas and told them, ‘Please, do not end the truce’,” he said. Hamas ended a six-month truce with Israel two weeks before the Israeli attack. An Abbas aide, Nimr Hammad, termed the rocket fire into Israel reckless. “The one responsible for the massacre is Hamas,” he said. “Hamas should not have given the Israelis a pretext.”
This sentiment is totally opposite the perception recited by our left and other Hamas sympathizers. Bet’cha this account won’t be aired on CNN or Al Jazeera.
