Palestinian militants from the Popular Resistance Committees parade in Gaza CityXinhua / Landov
From Time Magazine:
Nothing is ever simple in the Middle East. Take the cease-fire that Israel and Hamas have observed since June 19 — well, O.K., neither side calls it a cease-fire; Hamas calls it tahdiya, loosely translated as "calm," but the Israelis don't like to name it because they don't like admitting that they've made a deal with people they brand as terrorists. Whatever they want to call it, each side accuses the other of violating the terms of the understanding, and rockets have been flying out of Gaza over the past month as if the truce didn't exist. That same truce is up for renewal on Dec. 19 — at least, according to the Palestinians it is (again, the Israelis demur). But even as Hamas ratchets up the pressure in hopes of getting a better deal and Israel pushes back, neither side is ready to return to open hostilities right now, despite the fact that both believe a duel to the death is inevitable.
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My Comment: With elections occurring in Israel, the new government that will form will most likely conduct a different policy against Hamas and their rocket attacks. I predict that a major escalation between the two sides will start within weeks after a new government has been sworn in.
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