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They march together like musketeers, sworn to loyalty to a cruel cause and the demise of a lonely Jewish state. Yet a single yellow line — painted across the landscape of politics and memory — haunts their every step. It is not just a line on the ground, but a boundary between the past and the future, between history and its reckoning.

While the grand debates over the next stages of the US 20‑point plan continue to swirl inside a thick cloud of ambiguity, the last Doha Forum has offered something far more revealing: glimpses into the intrigues of the geopolitical chessboard. From Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt—the self‑appointed mediators—to the increasingly blunt declarations of Israeli officials, the outlines of the real struggle are becoming visible.

For the three Musketeers striving to vindicate Hamas, the objective is almost painfully transparent: retroactively justify Hamas’s decision to massacre Israelis and invade their land on October 7. The goal is to make that catastrophic choice appear “worth it”—worth the total demolition of Gaza, worth the death of........

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