re: #25 RadicalModerate

The only, and I mean ONLY way that this will get traction is if the Palestinian government gives Hamas an ultimatum to stop all hostilities, and if they do not do so, crack down hard on them. It has to be initiated from within the Palestinian authorities as preemptive actions by Israel only serves to further entrench the extremists, and gives them additional recruiting propaganda. Israel must still protect itself, obviously, but they have to take a passive role in the internals of Palestine and Gaza.

You do realize that Hamas is part of the Palestinian Authority - and doesn’t consider the current makeup legitimate because they won the majority of seats at the last openly held race.

Aid to the PA is now routed through Abbas’ office to avoid (really minimize) the chances that terrorists get a hold of foreign aid monies.