New Thoughts on the Gaza Hot Spot

In my last post on Gaza, I called attention to Steven Erlanger's article that suggested that Hamas was seeking a Hudna, a truce on its own terms with Israel. In this post, I call attention to two analysts who are of the opinion that a massive Israeli effort may be in the offing to put an end to the 2,500 Kassam rockets that have been fired from Gaza since the beginning of the Intifada in 2000. Bret Stephens' article in the Wall Street Journal, "The Sderot Calculus," discusses the potential difficulties facing Israel should it decide to take strong action. Michael Oren discusses in the Washington Post, "It's The Middle East, Stupid!" how a major Middle East war might result from any Israeli move to curb Hamas in Gaza. Both writers are highly regarded authorities on the region. (Both articles required for WREL 374)