US president Joe Biden has warned that occupation would be a ‘big mistake’ – and history seems to agree. Read more at straitstimes.com.
. The warning seemed to be aimed directly at voices within the Israeli government who are calling for Israel to not only destroy Hamas, but also to occupy the Palestinian territory.
Already burdened by policing missions around Jewish settlements in the West Bank, and with the ever-present threat of a military confrontation with Hezbollah along its northern border, the notion ofwould probably see its resources stretched not only beyond capacity, but also beyond its long-term interests.
So any sustained military occupation of Gaza is likely to garner more support for Hamas, rather than eradicate it. It is also unlikely that the PA in the West Bank would be eager to fill the power vacuum which would be created in the unlikely event that Israel successfully eradicates Hamas altogether, for fear of being depicted as Israeli collaborators by the Palestinian people.
In 1982, the Israeli military invaded southern Lebanon to remove the threat of the Palestine Liberation Organisation to its northern towns. It ended with a failed alliance with the Christian Phalange party in Lebanon, which directly led to the Sabra and Shatila massacre and an 18-year Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon, ending with a “chaotic” withdrawal in 2000.
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