{"id":1569,"date":"2012-11-24T15:30:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T21:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/peacenotwalls\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2012-11-24T15:42:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T21:42:48","slug":"israel-and-hamas-fire-and-ceasefire-in-a-new-middle-east-international-crisis-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/elcasumud\/israel-and-hamas-fire-and-ceasefire-in-a-new-middle-east-international-crisis-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Hamas: Fire and Ceasefire in a New Middle East  &#8211; International Crisis Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Crisis Group <\/a>analyzes the politics and new realities of the Gaza situation post-Arab Spring:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For now, the immediate objective must be to ensure fighting truly stops and that the other commitments mentioned in the ceasefire agreement are fulfilled. There is good reason for scepticism given the history of such undertakings and the imprecision in the text itself. But new dynamics in the Middle East potentially could make this time different. Cairo has an incentive to ensure success; it has much to offer \u2013 politically, diplomatically and, together with its allies in Ankara and Doha, materially \u2013 to Hamas; and the Islamist movement would be loath to alienate Morsi\u2019s Egypt in the way it rarely hesitated to alienate Mubarak\u2019s. By the same token, Israel can take solace in the fact that, even when governed by the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt proved pragmatic and eager to avoid escalation. If it does not wish this situation to change, it too will have to live up to its undertakings. Finally, the U.S. and President Obama likely acquired new credibility and leverage in Israel by virtue of the unquestioned support they offered Jerusalem; those assets can be used to ensure compliance with the ceasefire agreement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/en\/regions\/middle-east-north-africa\/israel-palestine\/133-israel-and-hamas-fire-and-ceasefire-in-a-new-middle-east.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Read full analysis.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Crisis Group analyzes the politics and new realities of the Gaza situation post-Arab Spring: For now, the immediate objective must be to ensure fighting truly stops and that the other commitments mentioned in the ceasefire agreement are fulfilled. 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