The current leadership is seen as either absent or illegitimate. A postwar plan must not simply repackage it, says researcher of Palestinian and Arab politics Dana El Kurd
The election is the easy part. What happens next is even more difficult. Would Hamas allow a transition of power? What if Hamas wins an election? Would either new leadership or Israel be willing to negotiate with each other?
The election is the easy part. What happens next is even more difficult. Would Hamas allow a transition of power? What if Hamas wins an election? Would either new leadership or Israel be willing to negotiate with each other?
We’ve been down this road before.