Foreign Affairs: The Gaza war creates a new Islamic front and threatens American influence. By bringing together a region long divided, the war in Gaza threatens to further undermine American influence and, in the long term, could make many American military missions untenable.
The writer reported that Arab opinion polls and social media show great Arab support for the Hamas movement and its strategy of armed resistance. He said that it is increasingly clear that it will be impossible for Washington to stop the regional escalation unless it is able to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.