The Palestinian-Palestinian "conflict" has resurfaced, particularly between the Authority or "Fatah" and "Hamas." It is a genuine "conflict" that has never truly faded away, except for those who are deluded or dreaming. I use the term "conflict" because it is existential and poses a danger to the Palestinian cause itself. "Hamas" has accused the Authority and President Mahmoud Abbas of "monopolizing" decision-making, asserting that "the president's actions reveal the depth of the crisis within the Authority's leadership, its disconnection from reality, and the vast gap between it and our people’s concerns and aspirations."
Naturally, "Fatah" responded with a sharp statement that would resonate more than the strongest opposing voices against "Hamas" and its adventurism, especially following the events of October 7, which led to a catastrophe that eclipsed the Nakba of 1948, as articulated in Fatah’s justified and accurate statement regarding "Hamas."
In reality, it is "Hamas," along with its leaders, who are disconnected from reality and acting unilaterally. How can "Hamas" accuse the Authority or "Fatah" of monopolizing the decision of appointing a Palestinian Prime Minister when it is "Hamas" that unilaterally declared an unprecedented war represented by the events of October 7?! How can "Hamas" level such accusations at the Authority or "Fatah" when Gaza is being devastated due to a war decision that neither "Hamas" nor the people of Gaza can bear? This decision resulted in the deaths of over 30,000 Palestinians—women, children, and men. This war has led to significant changes on the maps and shrank Gaza, which does not exceed 140 miles, while the world continues to try to persuade Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cease the offensive on Rafah, a situation that could escalate into a real threat to the West Bank and the concept of the anticipated Palestinian state.
Indeed, "Hamas" is in denial because it currently fights for a ceasefire that guarantees the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a cessation of hostilities, thus allowing "Hamas" to return to ruling Gaza, essentially reverting to the situation prior to October 7.
The question here is clear and straightforward: what has "Hamas" achieved from this operation that led to an unprecedented war on Gaza? Does "Hamas" and its leadership not understand the international rejection they face, exemplified by Washington's declaration of the need to destroy the movement? The issue is that "Hamas" has not learned from its mistakes that have led to various wars, and the current war is the worst. They have not understood that dialogue and establishing arguments do not come from accusatory statements filled with slander and betrayal, nor have they realized that they are now rejected on an international level, and even on an Arab level.
The crisis in Gaza is real, the magnitude of the Israeli crime there, due to "Hamas's" reckless adventurism, is significant and undeniable, and the threat to the Palestinian cause is genuine, a truth that only a self-deceiver would deny. This crisis cannot be resolved through bombastic and accusatory statements. What "Hamas" does not grasp is that those who lose ground cannot deliver lectures and will find no seat at the negotiating table, regardless of how loud their outcry or how emotionally charged their statements may be. In times of war, bullets outweigh letters, regardless of their popularity on social media.
Therefore, the last cover for "Hamas" in this war is the Palestinian Authority, specifically President Mahmoud Abbas, backed by Arab and international consensus, as "Hamas" has lost on the ground, with its leaders either besieged in trenches or fleeing in hotels.
Does "Hamas" understand this? I doubt it, as the illusion of "Hamas" is immense, and it never learns from its lessons, much like its parent organization, the Muslim Brotherhood.
