Netanyahu and Israel did not prop up Hamas - opinion
Despite the fact that the political echelon is responsible for the October 7 failures, Israel is not the one that strengthened Hamas.
ARAB LEAGUE Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo, in 2020. Even in the Netanyahu era, Abbas thwarted attempts to resolve the conflict no fewer than three times, the writer states. (photo credit: MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY/REUTERS)