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Relationships with Hamas
Hamas has been much in the news of late. I would like to discuss those entities that have relationships with Hamas. Some are clearly defined, others not so.
Here is a partial list:
United Nations
Arab League
Iran
Egypt
Israel
relief workers
International Community
Fatah
and the Palestinian people.
I would even include
the Peace Process
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Hamas and Fatah
I read in this mornings paper that Hamas had rounded up all the Fatah men in the Gaza and shot them. Most were shot in the legs as a message, but at least 19 were executed as "collaborators". In what way does this help drive away the Aggressor Israel? How does this help the Palestinian people in this time of need?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/22/MNHV15EHUT.DTL&hw=hamas&sn=002&sc=954
Hamas calls the efforts by Abbas to broker some kind of Peace Agreement with Israel as "collaboration with the enemy". What hope is there for any kind of peace agreement with people like that?
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Hamas and the International Community
The International Community has made three demands on Hamas.
1. Renounce Violence
2. Abide by existing Treaties
3. Recognize Israel's right to exist.
When Hamas was elected, they refused to do these three things. The International Community withheld funding and the Gaza has been isolated until they accede to these demands. Hamas has been intransigent.
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I think the international community would have a chance at that if placing Philistine in number three, Israel had to do the same. But Israel never would.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true, is really true, there would be little hope of advance......
Orville Wright
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Hamas and Reconstruction
Hamas has a difficult situation forced on it now. No one will give it any legitimacy, no one will talk with them. Decisions are made and they have no choice but to accept them or not. So it is with reconstruction.
Hamas has no say in who provides materials for reconstruction, nor how it is dispensed. Israel controls all materials going through the crossings. Israel will not allow materials to be given to Hamas, Nor will the international Community.
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Hamas and the Geneva Convention
Hamas, as a military force, wears no uniforms, stores weapons and ammunition in schools and mosques, and uses civilians as shields.
Seems to me the Geneva Convention doesn't apply to them.
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| Hamas will go as far as even dressing up in stolen IDF uniforms to kill their own people. They don't care about Palestinians, period. ♥
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Hamas and Legitimacy
Hamas is desperate right now to appear to be the legitimate Govt in Gaza. (and the Palestinian people as a whole) Yes, they were elected, but since then, their actions have caused them to be isolated by the international community, given reason to Israel to attack them, and driven away or killed the only other political option (Fatah) left to the people.
As aid for rebuilding begins to flow into the Gaza, Hamas will be excluded as much as possible from being a participant. Wire transfers of money will not be made nor will cash be allowed in as long as Hamas is in charge. Materials for rebuilding will be given to more secular authorities to dispense.
Nobody will negotiate anything with Hamas. They are non entities politically.
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I will grant you that much money has been promised, and I certainly support that, but, the question is, will it get to the people? Only if Hamas has no hand in it.
I remember when Hamas took power, the arab countries promised large amounts of money, but very little of it actually made it to the Gaza. The international community has chosen Fatah to handle the money, which Hamas rejects.
Hamas has promised money and has begun handing it out, but, it must be coming from their reserves because no wire transfers are taking place, and no cash is being allowed in. If money comes in at all, it will have to be smuggled in.
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SP
since the International Community and Israel have rejected Hamas as a legitimate govt, Fatah is the only viable alternative. Hamas is legitimate only in their own minds. If the PA wants to receive Intl funds, negotiate any kind of cease fire or any treaties of any kind, they will have to do so with Fatah.
as bree mentioned elsewhere, the Palestinians are having an election soon. 'twill be interesting to see the results.
and SP, in the interests of peace, both sides are going to have to forget things about the past and work toward a peaceful future. Pragmatism is the key thing here.....
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If the world rejected the democratic party of the US, would you change? No, so why should they? Rejecting it is something they must do on their own. Some people here seem to think they have the right to change others by force when they would never accept that being done to them. Hypocritical.
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true, is really true, there would be little hope of advance......
Orville Wright
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