The Forty-Year Palestinian Tragedy

The chaos and civil war now plaguing Gaza reflects, first and foremost, Fatah's refusal to accept Hamas's right to govern. That stance has been sustained by the international community's isolation of the elected Hamas government, as well as lavish support for Fatah from the US, Europe, and Arab states.

Forty years ago, Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza, and the Golan Heights after a lightning six-day war that repelled the armies of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Today, ending the occupation of Palestinian territories that began that June seems as distant a dream as ever.

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