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Originally Posted by Carth

I strongly suspect that, when Hamas took control of Gaza, Israel (and most of the western World) gave a little shudder and thought "shit, this won't end well"

I imagine the World thought that.

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Originally Posted by Pierre

I think you mean Hamas. An independent Gaza, evidently peaceful towards Israel, and recognising Israel as a legitimate Jewish state from the off, could have achieved anything they wanted.

Wishful thinking as Hugh's telegram evidences. I appreciate that life is easier when we can label countries as goodies and baddies but the evidence doesn't support this.