No. 3 – December 2012
Author: Pierfrancesco Cardalesi
Language: Italiano
Keywords:
Dual Containment Policy
Hamas
Iran-Palestine relationship
Israelo-Palestinian peace process
Syrian crisis (2011 -)
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Abstract
The Iranian opening to Hamas after the 1993 launching of Clinton’s Dual Containment Policy in the Persian Gulf has established a twenty-years partnership, whose stability vacillated after the Syrian revolt; Khaled Meshaal’s choice of position, however, does not reflect that of a not monolithic movement in which prevalent are the choices ofGaza leadership. Situation on the ground currently sees Haniyeh/al-Zahar’s line having the upper hand, towards a stable presence of Hamas among the Shia axis, while Operation Cloud Pillar’s consequences heightens detachment between Israel and Palestine.
Author
Pierfrancesco Cardalesi is researcher in Geopolitics and Economical Geopolitics of the Middle East at
the Rome University “Guglielmo Marconi”, trained counselor for the application of Humanitarian
International Law in Armed Conflicts and Crisis Response Operations.