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BICOM senior research fellow Alan Johnson interviews Matthew Levitt about a new proposal for disarming Hamas to prevent future military clashes with Israel.

The jihadist elements in Gaza are far fewer in number than Hamas members, and they lack the group's deep social roots and capacity for control through governance.

Doha's involvement in ceasefire diplomacy reflects its ambition for a wider regional role that Washington should challenge.

A survey of the various rallies held in the Middle East and abroad since the latest Gaza conflict began.

Hamas forced the longstanding blockade through its continued rejectionism, and it is now trying to violently extort the international community, the PA, and Israel to give it what it wants without offering anything in return.

Prior to the latest ground campaign in Gaza, Hamas appeared to be losing relevance and legitimacy, but Israel's offensive -- however justifiable -- could restore both.

Egypt made a proposal Monday to stop the fighting between Hamas and Israel. The Arab League and Israel accepted it. Even Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas political leader, said Monday night on a Hamas television broadcast that the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas had “lifted the head of our nation” and

Washington should not be nostalgic for the days when a Muslim Brotherhood government had greater sway in Gaza City.

Hamas, bankrupt and friendless, hopes to use violence to win support. Israel cannot do otherwise than act.