How can anyone be expected to trust these countries when their governments participate in meetings and statements that condemn Israel while failing to demand that Hamas disarm unconditionally?

Any so-called technocratic Gaza government would have to demonstrate authentic opposition to Hamas rather than serve as its civilian facade.

At the center of Mladenov's proposal is an astonishing assumption.

Negotiations risk not only legitimizing an Islamist terror group but also entrenching its authoritarian rule in the Gaza Strip and paving the way for more massacres against Israel.