I commend to any would-be future poster on this site this morning's article on The Times op-ed page by Amir Taheri ['an Iranian-born ... author based in Europe' - wiki; well-known authority on the politics of the region], analysing the fissiparous nature of the various Hamas factions in Gaza, & those in the Arab world in general, in the context of the present situation there. Essential reading, I should say, to qualify anyone to make informed contribution to this thread.

~M~

NB Mr Taheri's origin & antecedents, BTW.