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Originally Posted by blankall
Hamas did not come into power until after the Israelis had withdrawn from the Gaza Strip.
The withdrawal from Gaza was meant to be a test run. They withdrew from their to see what the effect would be of a later withdrawal form the West Bank. The West Bank has border is a much larger and harder border to defend.
Immediately upon withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the Palestinians voted in Hamas and used the territory as a platform to launch guerrilla warfare against Israeli citizens.
Your logic is flawed, in that the citizens of Gaza were already rewarded, and they responded with violence.
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If by "rewarded" you mean that despite their claims of not occupying Gaza, Israel still maintained control of all borders, air space, sea, and all movement of people and goods in an out of Gaza. Israel, despite their own claims, is and has never ceased to be an occupying power of Gaza. A fact which is confirmed by the UN and the HRW, among others.
Israel has never given up control of Gaza, they simply removed their settlements, just so you're aware.