Been reading Machiavelli again and it has me wondering what's the best play for Biden re Gaza.
Leaving Hamas in power is undesirable; they reliably regrow and cause problems. Permanent Israeli occupation of Gaza is undesirable; occupation by an alien force will be non-stop problems. If Fatah controlled Gaza, that might be... okay?
Machiavelli would suggest giving Gaza to Fatah would create a weak state, but allowing Fatah to defeat Hamas in Rafah would create a stronger state.
Technically, Fatah is just one party in Palestinian Autonomy Authority, just as it was Hamas until its armed coup in 2007. Removing Hamas from Gaza would just return it to its pre-coup state.
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