The six-pointed conundrum: All parties in the war are plagued with competing interests - opinion
Israel, like its American ally and its Hamas enemy, is plagued with competing interests and conflicting policy statements.
A PALESTINIAN boy pulls a water container amid shortages, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, this week. Despite the plight of millions of Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas is in no hurry because it believes time is on its side, says the writer.(photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS)ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD