Hamas’ Oct. 7 Attack Was More About Fatah Than Israel

viewed its surprise offensive as another phase in a long-term war against Israel.

The statement then asks if Hamas is consulting with any other Palestinians while it negotiates indirectly with Israel to ensure the safety of its leaders, many of whom “live a life of luxury” in ”seven star hotels”—implicitly in Qatar where most of the Hamas Politburo has resided since fleeing Syria in 2012.

Abandoned and torched vehicles at the site of the October 7 attack on the Supernova desert music Festival by Palestinian militantsin the Negev desert in southern Israel.Hamas was not acting on behalf of the Palestinian people or their national cause on Oct. 7. It was pursuing its founding prime directive.

Hamas claims it was trying to return the issue of Palestine to the Middle Eastern and international forefront. The group also asserts that it struck an invaluable blow to reassert Palestinian defiance and determination. Insofar as that’s true, it’s at an intolerably high price to both Palestinians and their prospects for self-determination.

Worse, Hamas was even losing the initiative on its core brand among Palestinians—armed struggle. Militancy was its only real political competitive advantage against Fatah, the PA and the PLO, all of which had staked their futures on securing a negotiated peace agreement with Israel. After Oct. 7 and Israel’s vicious response, Saudi Arabia froze further talks. In January, though, the Saudis reiterated they were still interested in a triangular deal, but the price tag for Israel had gone up. Israel, they insist, must recognize the Palestinian right to a state and commit to the eventual creation of one.

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