I asked former ace San Jose Mercury News political reporter Dion Nissenbaum, now Knight Ridder’s man in the Middle East, how the terrorist organization stunned the world with its election victory this week, a development that is generating millions of turgid words across the globe. He came up with this succinct answer: “They have a great grassroots network of social programs, especially in Gaza, people were disgusted by the corruption in the ruling Fatah Party, they are disciplined and have not launched a suicide bombing in a year, they have effectively taken over governing cities and towns in the last year, and they downplayed their more controversial views during the campaign.”
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Now I don’t have to read all the articles.
To me, this can be a good development as it’s better to have Hamas on the inside trying to
govern in a way that is responsive to the basic needs of the Palestinians rather than outside continuing with terrorism against Israeal.
Yet, I suspect it’s just as likely they’ll become the new Fatah–corrupt, and supporting and financing attacks against Israel privately while disavowing it publically.
You’re probably right.
What is Bush going to do now? He is losing the elections in the Mideast, the fundamentalists won in Iraq the terrorists won in the Palestinian territory.
Bush’s strategy is in very serious trouble.
Weighing that Hamas is better inside than outside is somewhat like saying one prefers poison in his food more than his water.
That’s a great line!
> “Weighing that Hamas is better inside than outside is somewhat like saying one prefers poison in his food more than his water.”
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