Ever since the siege was imposed, the fact that the Palestinians in Gaza voted for Hamas years ago is predictably trotted out to justify Israel’s wars against the Palestinians trapped in the enclave. Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas… This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank… It’s impossible to reach an agreement with them … Everyone knows this, but we control the height of the flames.