oralloy wrote:
I can't believe Hamas is being so shortsighted.
I figured Israel's plan to redraw their borders and make them permanent was going to happen anyway. But if Hamas, as the Palestinian government, goes to war against Israel, they're giving those new borders to Israel on a silver platter.
And that is not even considering what Israel might do militarily if Hamas attacks Israel while acting as a legitimate government.
Israel is going to do what it wants regardless of any "negotiations." They had already adamantly stated their bottom line in 2001 at Taba: they refuse the Palestinians' main issues, the Right of Return, the 1967 borders, and East Jerusalem. "Negotiations" would have only been a formality, something truly on a silver platter.
So, whether the Palestinians decide to "recognize" Israel or not, whether there is a return to the negotiating table or not, Israel will get exactly what it wants, on its terms, at the expense of what the Palestinians want, and their terms.
All that Hamas will do is give Israel yet another pretext for its militarily ham-handed "defense."