"The Palestinians may well be forced into the streets for a third intifada sometime soon, to try and prevent the Israelis from achieving their goals; and this may well hinder the Israeli plans for a while and force them to adjust their short-term tactics yet again. But without a fundamental shift in the balance of power in the region, political as well as military, the overall progress of the US-Israeli agenda will not be reversed."
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"The Israelis and Americans have made it clear that they prefer the Palestinians to remain divided, and Hamas and Gaza isolated, in the hope that Abbas will be able to deliver a “peace settlement” on their terms on the basis of his political authority in the West Bank.
"Although most Palestinians realize that the division between Fatah and Hamas is deeply damaging to their struggle, Abbas and the Fatah leadership are so beholden to outside forces, specifically Israel and its hegemonic ally, that the interests of the Palestinians are no longer their prime concern."
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