| Why Hamas Attacked and Why Israel Was Taken by Surprise |  |
Sehr lesenswertes Interview mit dem Nahost-Experten und zweifachen US-Botschafter in Israel, Martin Indyk:
I fear that Hamas’s intention is to get Israel to retaliate massively and have the conflict escalate: a West Bank uprising, Hezbollah attacks, a revolt in Jerusalem.
[http://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/martin-indyk-why-hamas-attacked-and-why-israel-was-taken-surprise]