What Really Is Behind the Latest Burst of Hamas Terror in Israel: Dov Fischer: American Spectator

What Really Is Behind the Latest Burst of Hamas Terror in Israel: Dov Fischer: American Spectator

"To force Ra'am's Mansour Abbas (no relation to Mahmoud Abbas aka Abu Mazen) to break off coalition talks, Hamas has fired more than 2,000 rockets into Israeli civilian centers, reaching even outskirts of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv suburbs like Holon, Bat Yam, and Rishon L'Tzion. That onslaught predictably compelled Israel to strike back vigorously in Gaza. Hamas bases many of its leading command centers and launches its rockets from civilian locations like hospitals, residential apartment buildings, and elementary school campuses so that unavoidable civilian deaths will result when Israel strikes back. As a result, amid the chaos, that Arab party predictably has been forced by Hamas into breaking off negotiations for forming a Knesset coalition. This aspect of Hamas's purposes in starting a war with Israel now should not be overlooked, but it is too complex for most media analysts to explain."