Considerations

Stratfor Global Intelligence, as usual, hits the political nail on the head:

For each of these Arab states, Hamas represents a force that could stir the social pot at home — either by creating a backlash against the regimes for their ties to Israel and their perceived failure to aid the Palestinians, or by emboldening democratic Islamist movements in the region that could threaten the stability of both republican regimes and monarchies. With somewhat limited options to contain Iranian expansion in the region, the Arab states ironically are looking to Israel to ensure that Hamas remains boxed in. So, while on the surface it may seem that the entire Arab world is convulsing with anger at Israel’s offensive against Hamas, a closer look reveals that the view from the Arab palace is quite different from the view on the Arab street.

The United States, of course, supports Israel in its conflict with Hamas. Europe, unsurprisingly, is increasingly critical. But the most interesting and unknown fact is that moderate Arab states are likely supporting Israel even though they cannot say so in public.

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