News Analysis: A Strange Symbiosis: Why Israel and Gaza Keep Fighting Brief Battles Israel and Gaza have fought eight short battles in the past year. Despite the loss of life, analysts say the clashes work in the interest of both sides’ leaders. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Ljubisa Beara, Who Oversaw Massacre at Srebrenica, Dies at 77As Fighting Escalates in Ukraine, Attention Focuses on Donald TrumpMexican Government Rejects Findings of Misconduct in Missing Students CaseTrilobites: Long Before Making Enigmatic Earthworks, People Reshaped Brazil’s Rain Forest17 Killed in Stampede at Angolan Football StadiumBreaking Up the Family as a Way to Break Up the Mob