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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Do you honestly believe that Hamas would stop aggression against Israel - rockets and tunnels - if Israel dropped the blockade? On what basis other than hope?[/quote]

Yes, i believe that. Hamas has observed long truces with Israel. It seems accepted among most that Hamas is always the aggressor. But, Hamas generally sees itself as responding to Israeli aggression. It generally can make a decent case for it as well. If Israel agreed to Hamas' terms, it would cause a huge increase in Hamas' popularity and, more importantly, immediate improvement in the lives of Palestinians in Gaza. If Hamas were to do anything to reverse that, its popularity would be very negatively impacted.

Israel is unlikely to agree to any of Hamas' demands, however. Doing so would cause Hamas' popularity to increase so that it would easily displace Fateh in the West Bank. Then, Israel would have to deal with Hamas on two sides.
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Can you cite to any long truces? All accounts show a consistent barrage of rockets since 2007. [/quote]

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