Brigitte Gabriel on the Israel/Hamas Conflict

As the Israeli/Hamas conflict intensifies in Gaza bringing world leaders to the UN to discuss an immediate ceasefire, political maneuvering in the Middle East is already in high gear.

Brigitte Gabriel, author of the New York Times Best-seller "They Must Be Stopped: Why we must defeat radical Islam and how we can do it," says: "The Palestinian President Mahmood Abbas is working with Israel behind the scenes and is getting his Fatah members in Gaza mobilized working with the advancing Israel Defense Forces in giving information about Hamas' capability and its leaders' locations."

Ms. Gabriel adds: "The Middle East is witnessing the division between the moderate regimes such as Egypt, Jordan, The Saudis and the Palestinian authority headed by Mahmood Abbas; and, on the other hand, the radical terrorist regimes like Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran and Syria."

"Even though Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority represented by Fatah may come out condemning Israel and expressing support for the suffering Palestinian people, they are secretly hoping that Israel will be able to defeat Hamas and send a strong message to Iran who is the main supporter for the radical terrorist groups in the region. The other countries headed by the Saudis see Iran as the major threat not only to Israel but to them as well."