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Death Toll in Gaza Now Exceeds 5,000

The Intercept Briefing

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Israel's Manipulation of Palestinian Actors and Power Imbalance

Israel has manipulated and used various Palestinian groups to serve its own interests. Despite not being officially friends, Israel collaborates with Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank on security. Similar arrangements existed with Hamas in Gaza. The goal was to keep the two groups separated to prevent progress in the political process.

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You have to remember that Israel has had a wide range of relationships with different Palestinian actors. It has sought to manipulate and instrumentalize different ones over time to suit its own purposes. And this all takes place within the context of a massive power imbalance between Israel and the Palestinians, whatever group that we're talking about, whether it's Hamas and the Fazze or the Fateh run Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. The Israeli government certainly would not say that it's friends with Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank, but the reality is that they collaborate quite significantly on security. And there's a sort of modus of a Vendy that exists that suits the interests of both parties to a degree. Something similar was in place in Gaza and in fact, Israeli policy for a very long time with Hamas and Gaza. And with Gaza in particular before Hamas as well, was to use the opportunity of keeping Hamas in Gaza and Fateh in the West Bank separated to stall any pressure to advance a political process. And this is something that predates Netanyahu's current government.

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