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August 4, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ceasefire-israel-hamas-failed-u-s-misread-reality-article-1.1890203#bmb=1

Cease-Fire between Israel, Hamas Failed Because U.S. Misread Reality

(New York Daily News) Aaron David Miller - It is Hamas' military wing - the Boys in the Gaza Bunkers - not the politicians outside like Khaled Meshaal, who are calling the shots in this war. These guys think they're winning; aren't ready to deescalate. U.S./UN mediators relied on assurances from Qatar that Hamas agreed to the cease-fire when common sense and good analysis argued otherwise. This effort at a cease-fire failed in large part because the U.S. misread reality. The writer is vice president at the Wilson Center in Washington.

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