I was one of the people who posited that; quite stridently iirc. Doesn’t mean I was wrong about Hamas’ intentions behind the attack, but I fully accept that I almost certainly was about the long-term effect. Especially upon Hamas.
There’s no knowing for sure if that trying to inflame the region more widely to their advantage was or wasn’t Hamas’ intention, but if it was, I’d say it’s spectacularly backfired.
What do you think Hamas’ thinking was behind it?
Well that's impossible for me to think like a terrorist who is born into a life that has built his brain structure to the state that it is like now.
I guess they didn't kill 1,000+ civilians to come to a constructive solution with Israel. They would be finding far more support in all western countries if they would simply ask why people around the world are supposed to live free and in dignity, but not in Gaza. We would have no answer.
We have seen huge support on western streets, but Hamas played their cards extremely poorly.
Hatred and revenge was their plan instead and yes I do understand where it's coming from but still it's a shite plan (of mainly young uneducated brainwashed testosterone driven rebels with too many weapons, as a generalizing remark).
Would they play more chess they had been able to think 3 or 5 moves ahead.
They also shouldn't listen to ruzzia or Iran who only want to destabilize any region where they want to gain more influence. Gladly that went down the drain.
But there's not much hope. The conflict is too old, the wounds too deep, too many different radical religious parties involved. In a geopolitical hot spot.
Let's hope Syria can go a more moderate route, with so many different interests and parties in the mix. Radicals will already be planning to thwart that route. Like always.
