“Hamas is not a partner for any kind of peace or two-state solution,” she said, but added that the Palestinian Authority and the new leadership in the Gaza Strip after the war might be.
The former top US diplomat was speaking via a video link at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, in dialogue with Bloomberg editor-in-chief John Micklethwait.
Asked if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would be a potential partner for a two-state solution, she replied: “I don’t think there is any evidence of that. I think the Israeli people will have to decide about his leadership.”
A poll conducted by Israel’s Ma’ariv newspaper in mid-October found that as many as 80 per cent of Israelis believe Mr Netanyahu must take responsibility for the security failures exposed by Hamas’ attack on Israel.
On Oct 7, Hamas fighters breached Israel’s heavily fortified border fence with Gaza and killed 1,400 Israelis, mostly civilians. Since then, Israel has laid siege to the coastal strip, killing more than 10,000 people, including children.
Mrs Clinton said Israel was unlikely to agree to a ceasefire at this point. This would effectively “freeze the situation in Hamas’ favour”, and would not undermine the militant group’s capacity to launch yet another attack on Israel.
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