View from the Left

Here's how Tariq Ali sees the situation in Gaza. Tariq Ali is editor of the New Left Review, a widely published writer and human rights activist.

Tariq says that Israel and other powers in the region sought to subvert the democratic process in an effort to keep Hamas from rising to power in Gaza. When that didn't work, they tried to bend Hamas to their own will. With support from the people in Gaza because of the many humanitarian projects they engaged in, Hamas became even more defiant. These are the roots of the current conflict, and with this view he draws his own conclusions about what ought to be done now.

An interesting point of view, and certainly worth reading whether you agree or not.