加沙冲突：老冲突中的新现实

GOING AT IT IN GAZA:NEWREALITIES IN AN OLD CONFLICTJACOB STOILJULY 21,2014COMMENTARYHamas needs a game changer,while Israels military doctrine is undergoing one.The effects of the Gaza blockade andthe closure of the Egyptian border and many of the tunnels under it have driven Hamas decisions since the latestoutbreak in the Hamas-Israel conflict on June 27.Hamas relies on its finances to help maintain its support in Gaza byproviding support to the local populace,engaging in some degree of governance,and paying other local power brokersto remain on side.However,recently it has suffered from a severe curtailment of its cash flow.Hamas first attemptedto solve its financial woes through the establishment of the Palestinian unity government.This,however,failed toalleviate the problem.The Hamas financial crisis has been building for over a year and the day before the first salvo ofrockets from Gaza last month,workers hired by the Hamas administration in Gaza went on strike over a lack of pay.Now Hamas has made a bet that renewed war and subsequent ceasefire negotiations can accomplish what a unitygovernment failed to achieve.The primary goal in these negotiations was a lessening of border