Is Israel’s Gaza Policy Working?
The recent round of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has sparked a debate over Israel’s continued acceptance of an Islamist stronghold on its southern border that is committed to the destruction of the Jewish state.
Is Israel’s Gaza Policy Working?
Soeren Kern | Israel My Glory | September 1, 2023
The recent round of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip has sparked a debate over Israel’s continued acceptance of an Islamist stronghold on its southern border that is committed to the destruction of the Jewish state.
When Israel unilaterally disengaged from Gaza in 2005, Israeli leaders hoped the Gaza Strip would blossom into a Palestinian Hong Kong or Singapore—a prosperous, independent state living alongside Israel in peace. The opposite happened.