(Wall Street Journal) David S. Cloud - U.S. goals for a more stable Middle East require forging a consensus on who will secure and rebuild Gaza after the Israeli invasion. In the Biden administration's thinking, a blueprint for governing postwar Gaza would lay the groundwork for more sweeping changes, including a revived process to create a Palestinian state, security guarantees for Israel, and the normalization of Saudi-Israeli relations. However, as Israel pursues its goal of destroying Hamas' leadership and military capabilities, Israel's government has so far largely parried U.S. officials' calls for closer alignment on postwar planning, especially over a future Palestinian state. Moreover, Prime Minister Netanyahu opposes having the Palestinian Authority move into Gaza, which he has said is as much of a security threat as Hamas.
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