US and Israel ‘increasing pressure’ on Hamas as global public opinion ‘shifting’: Analysis

As talks over Gaza are set to take place in Egypt, Tamer Qarmout, associate professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, says Israel and the US appear determined to exert pressure on Hamas to move the process forward. “The Israelis and the Americans want to put Hamas under maximum pressure to expedite the process,” he said, adding that there is a global shift in public opinion over Gaza that is also creating pressure on the US and Israel. “There is a critical junction with shifting public opinion – like South African dynamics when apartheid collapsed,” he told Al Jazeera. “This is a great momentum. And I think all parties have to jump on this opportunity and try to end this in the most civilised way. We need this momentum.” Qarmout noted that there is broad agreement among mediators that this round of negotiations must be given a genuine chance to succeed. “The general consensus among key players is that they should give this a real opportunity. There are so many stakes in this agreement: reputations, egos, even Nobel Peace Prizes – and so many incentives for all parties.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly
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