Patrick Cockburn
Sunday 3 August 2014
Israel-Gaza conflict: What has Israel achieved in 26 bloody days?
Hamas is stronger, the Jewish state looks shifty and heartless – and the world's eyes are on Gaza
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... massive firepower is used to inflict heavy losses on the other side, the great majority of the casualties being civilians. But, as the war goes on, Israeli leaders find that Israel's military superiority is failing to produce comparable political gains.
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A reason for Israel launching these mini-conflicts, for there has not been an all-out war since the invasion of Lebanon, is to demonstrate its raw military power. But, each time round, it simultaneously shows the limitations of that power to get anywhere in ending Israel's long confrontation with the Palestinians. For all the devastating firepower of Israel's air force, tanks and artillery deployed against a few thousand Hamas gunmen, it is unlikely to permanently eliminate them and thus win a military victory. And, even if it did, the victory would not be conclusive since the Palestinian sense of oppression is so great that some other armed group, possibly in the shape of Isis (the self-tagged Islamic State), would soon take its place.
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SOURCE - The Independent (UK) - here.
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I'm astounded how strong and determined the Hamas are.
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