(Ha'aretz) Danny Rubinstein - The strategy of Hamas is to agree to a let-up that will enable the Israeli withdrawal and after that the rehabilitation of life in Gaza, and thereafter to participate in the elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council. Hamas is setting out to become a political party that wants to gain control. This can certainly arouse hope for relative quiet in the near term. But even during the calm, the production of mortar shells and rockets in Gaza continues at full throttle.
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