Letter from Mideast: A ceasefire, an open wound, a future decided elsewhere

Now attention has turned to "the day after." But what comes next? Palestinians have little say in the discussions shaping their future. Hamas takes a hard line on disarmament; Israel speaks of a "yellow line" as the "new borderline" inside Gaza. Neither shows urgency to move beyond the truce.

GAZA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Over the past year, there were moments when it seemed the war in Gaza might fin