Signs of strain: What the anti-Hamas protests in Gaza mean for Israel
GAZA AFFAIRS: Don’t confuse rare defiance with regime collapse, but ignoring the shift entirely would be a missed opportunity.
WITH HAMAS already accusing those who have gone out to the protests as ‘agents’ of either Israel or the Palestinian Authority, it is clear that any public embrace by Israel of the protests will only backfire. Here, Gazans chant slogans during an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war.(photo credit: YOUSSEF ALZANOUN/MIDDLE EAST IMAGES/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)Updated: