All Policy Analysis by Sami Turjeman

A look at the socioeconomic and political issues fueling Gaza's dilemma for the last seven decades and the policy options for addressing them.

Helping Egypt defeat jihadists is crucial, but it should be seen as a step toward ensuring the broader national security concerns that led Israel to call for a Sinai buffer zone in the first place.

Without the creation of a new military concept by Israel to counter Hamas, a much bloodier conflict is likely in the future.

The lack of armed response by Hamas or PIJ highlights the host of military and political factors restraining both organizations and the potency of new Israeli defense technologies, though radical elements may still decide to risk an attack out of desperation.