[Marxism] A tactics proposal to Hamas

[Lüko Willms]

On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:10:41 +1100, Stuart Munckton wrote:

> Secondly, regardless of the tactical wiseness or otherwise of firing the
> rockets in general, in the current context there is no way that Hamas cold
> cease firing them without a ceasfire that met their basic demands. It would
> be seen as a defeat. The continuation of rockets coming from Gaza is seen
> everywhere as a symbol of Israel's failure to defeat Gaza. 

  As I said: it is like Elton John is singing: "I'm still standing." The Israeli 
propaganda machine is pointing to an alleged continuous drop in the number 
of rockets fired out of Ghaza. 

  But I am not speaking about a silent stop of it, but of a political maneuvre, 
loudly announced before the world do listen, a cease-fire of 24 hours, testing 
the Israeli claim that they goal is only to stop the missiles being fired -- and 
proving it a lie. 

> Also, there is a dynamic here that goes beyond Hamas. 
> The concept that this is some decision specific to the 
> organisation Hamas seems wrong to me. If they didn't fire 
> the riockets, others would, like Islamic Jihad. And Hamas
> would start losing support to that group. 

  Sure, but this could be a) a concerted action by all those groups, and b) a 
Hamas spokesperson could present it as a call to all the militants, and 
pointing out that those are not directly under his command. 

  It would be a political maneuver. 


Comradely, 
Lüko Willms
Frankfurt, Germany
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