Tovah Lazaroff

Abu Obeida (R), the official spokesperson of the Palestinian militant group Ezzedine al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing of Hamas, give a press conference on July 3, 2014 in Gaza City. Islamist Hamas movement, whom Israel has blamed for the kidnap and murder of the three teenagers in June, said it held Netanyahu's government directly responsible for the killing of Abu Khder. 'You will pay the price for your crimes,' it said. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images

Birthing the state of Gaza in Cairo

Gershon Baskin would tell all the Palestinians, everywhere, that the only way you can get things done is through violence, not negotiation..the very fact that Hamas is present in Cairo with a veto power strengthens the group, weakens the Palestinian Authority, and makes it more difficult to return to a peace process with the PA.

By Tovah Lazaroff, 12 yearsAugust 18, 2014 ago

Tovah Lazaroff is the Deputy Managing Editor of The Jerusalem Post, where she has worked as a correspondent since 2000. Her expertise includes: settlements, diplomacy, the United Nations, hostage swaps, the Gaza withdrawal, the southern and northern borders under fire, and terror victims.

Birthing the state of Gaza in Cairo