THE ISRAELI/ARAB DOUBLE-BIND
"The extremists on both sides of the Arab/Israeli conflict have always formed a kind of tacit alliance, with the supporters of 'greater Israel' and 'no Israel' understanding their joint interest in preventing any moves towards a peace compromise. That is the main reason why Israel encouraged the growth of Hamas as it emerged in the 1980s. Unwilling to negotiate with the secular nationalists of Fatah, even as they were moving towards support for a two-state solution, the Israeli authorities thought it would be a clever idea to promote their Islamist rivals."
(GUARDIAN, unearthed by Common Dreams)
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