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Can Israel Break the Will of Hamas?

Weekly Standard Blog found this 12/29/2008 on jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com

A reader asks. The answer: I don't think so. Maybe momentarily. But Hamas will find ways to regain its "honor." Usually, this means exploding buses. The even deeper question: Can Israel force the overthrow of the Hamas government in Gaza? I'm not sure why Israel would want to -- it won't be ...