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Gaza After the Ceasefire: Hamas, the PA, and the Illusion of a Technocratic Government
Sunday, 18 January, 2026
Dan Diker and Khaled Abu Toameh discuss a big Middle East tremor: Iran’s regime wobbling, and Gaza sitting in a deceptively calm “quiet before the storm.” They dissect why talk of a “technocratic government” and Gaza reconstruction could become a strategic trap, effectively laundering Hamas’s control while letting it regroup, rearm and outsource civilian responsibility, Hezbollah-style. The episode is a practical field guide to reading Middle East power signals the way local actors do: how Hamas and the PA can “collaborate and collide” at the same time, why disarmament language matters when it suddenly vanishes and why de-radicalization is impossible without total defeat of armed jihadist infrastructure. If you want to understand the real stakes behind Phase Two headlines, and why Washington’s messaging can trigger unintended seismic aftershocks, this is the conversation.
