By James M. Dorsey

Logic suggests it may only be a matter of weeks before Donald J. Trump pressures Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to end the Gaza war.

The realisation that the clock may be ticking is potentially one reason why Israel this week stepped up the pressure on Hamas by announcing the displacement of Gazan Palestinians in large areas of the Strip that would be declared part of enhanced  Israeli security zones.

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By James M. Dorsey

is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies as Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, co-director of the Institute of Fan Culture of the University of Würzburg and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, and a forthcoming book with the same title.