@Alon an emptier, less horrific, gaza could become a plausible bantustan for an increasingly pressured population on the west bank.

i don’t think, btw, that there’s anything disingenuous in israel’s proclaimed objective of dehamasization. i think the desired outcome would include greater political control over gaza (no neohamas tolerated), better conditions, and a reduced population, so that gaza and only gaza can become the eventual palestinian quasistate.