Hamas leadership hard-pressed:
(Some) Hamas leaders have been openly signaling their readiness to accept a new cease-fire, others are still calling for pursuing the fight against Israel “until victory.”
What is clear is that Hamas is now desperate for a lull in the fighting. But it is also eager to score some kind of a “military victory” before a cease-fire is reached.
“It’s hard to tell who’s in charge in the Gaza Strip these days,” said a Ramallah-based analyst. “Hamas’s
leaders have disappeared after throwing away their mobile phones.
Sorry Damascus, regrets Tehran: No one seems to be answering.
Update: Apparently the honeymoon is over.
Context here:
Obama’s great potential for America, noted Indyk, is also a great threat to Islamist radicals — because his narrative holds tremendous appeal for Arabs. For eight years Hamas, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda have been surfing on a wave of anti-U.S. anger generated by George W. Bush. And that wave has greatly expanded their base.
No doubt, Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran are hoping that they can use the Gaza conflict to turn Obama into Bush. They know Barack Hussein Obama must be (am)Bushed — to keep America and its Arab allies on the defensive.
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