One Vote in Doha: Hamas's New Leader Tests the Mediator's Shield
Khalil al-Hayya won the Hamas leadership by a single vote, 35 to 34, and the margin tells the real story: a movement split down the middle between Doha's diplomatic track and Tehran's armed-resistance camp. Meanwhile, the reported Israeli halt to targeted killings is far less than it seems, and the Gaza roadmap hangs on the question of who moves first.