The Foreign Affairs Interview
Bonus: How the War in Gaza Is Reshaping the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Dec 21, 2023
Lisa Anderson, Salam Fayyad, and Amos Yadlin discuss Israeli strategy, whether Hamas can be destroyed, and the hope for a return to a peace process. They explore the goals and challenges of Israel in Gaza, the US dimension of the conflict, differing approaches to dismantling Hamas, proposals for the day after the war, potential governance of Gaza, and regional involvement.
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- Israel's main objectives in the Gaza conflict are to dismantle and demilitarize Hamas, ensuring the safety of their country and the return of their citizens taken as hostages.
- The prospects for a return to a peace process are grim due to Hamas' significant political influence, lack of popular support for peace, and obstacles posed by the current Israeli government.
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Israeli objectives: Dismantling Hamas, returning hostages, and restoring order
The Israeli government's main objectives in the war against Hamas are to dismantle the organization as a governing body and demilitarize it as a military force. Israel sees Hamas as an entity that attacked them and committed atrocities, and they view destroying Hamas as a way to ensure the safety of their country. Additionally, Israel aims to bring back their citizens who were taken as hostages by Hamas, and to restore normalcy to the communities on the western border that have been evacuated due to the conflict. However, achieving these objectives will take time and sustained effort since Hamas enjoys support from other countries.
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