Gaza after a Hamas rout will be an even greater threat to Israel

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Author(s)	Jonathan Freedland
Source	The Guardian
Date	January 7, 2009
URL	http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/jan/07/gaza-palestine-israel
Quote	"For Gaza could become a vacuum, rapidly descending into Somalia, a lawless badland of warlords and clans. A new force could seek to replace Hamas. Most likely it would be even more radical: al-Qaida has long been pushing at the edges of Gaza, eager to find a way in. Would either of those options appeal to Israel? Of course they wouldn't."

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This item argues against the position Israel was right to attack Gaza on the topic Gaza War.