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If the intl community rejected the democrats (or republicans) there would have to be some compelling reason. But I don't see either of those partys rounding up the other and shooting them.
You are right, it is up to the palestinian people to reject Hamas.
Hamas maintains its limited (to gaza) so-called "authority" by brute force, much like any dictator.
I don't see how anyone could consider any election in the Gaza "free".
but, it seems to me that if Hamas is re elected, then Gaza can expect more of the same.
Nothing will have changed.
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Hamas and Fatah
Egyptian Negotiators Meeting with Hamas Delegation over Cease-Fire
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-01-24-voa25.cfm
One crucial aspect of the Egyptian peace plan, a reconciliation between Hamas and the rival Fatah group of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, does not apparently sit well with Hamas.
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if it weren't for reconciliation with Fatah as a goal, Hamas wouldn't be there at all.
Hamas has nothing to offer.
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| Do you remember the days when Yasser Arafat was considered the devil? Hamas makes him look like a kitty cat. Sometimes it is the better the devil you know. Hamas will have its end, somewhere along the line. How far away that end is, lord knows, but it's not around the corner. Yasser had his enemies in the west, but he was a damned sight easier to deal with than Hamas.
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Yasser Arafat, despite the fact that at one time he backed terror, came to understand that none of this conflict could be solved by violence. That could have been a turning point for both sides. yet he got no help from the west who seems to want continued violence. Once hamas has run it's course, a new leader will emerge and hopefully see the same light. This time, perhaps Obama will still be president and they will find common ground. But it will take two strong sides to make all sides sit down and hammer out a solution.
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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the PA and Israel had begun to walk down that road to peace by signing the Oslo Accords.
Israel promised interim self-government in phases in that agreement, which they had begun to do. They even went so far as to remove all the settlements in the Gaza. It seemed to me, at the time, that Peace was possible. Then, in 2006, Hamas was elected to represent the PA.
The west doesn't want continued violence, they want a PA that will respect the treaty it signed in Oslo.
Hamas is not going to "run its course". It is a terrorist group that will stop at nothing to prove its own legitimacy.
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Daisy, I agree with you about Arafat. I never liked him, but, he could be negotiated with. Arafat and Rabin were the two to sign the Oslo Accords.
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Hamas and the Geneva Convention
Hamas tried to hijack ambulances during Gaza war
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/hamas-tried-to-hijack-ambulances-during-gaza-war/2009/01/25/1232818246374.html
Mr Shriteh says Hamas made several attempts to hijack the al-Quds Hospital's fleet of ambulances during the war.
"You hear when they are coming. People ring to tell you. So we had to get in all the ambulances and make the illusion of an emergency and only come back when they had gone."
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This shows that Hamas DID take control of ambulances during operation Cast Lead making them legitimate military targets.
Should those that fight Hamas be held to the Geneva Convention?
I often think new rules of war should apply to this increasingly frequent type of enemy.
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Hamas and the Cease Fire
I guess Hamas didn't learn anything from Operation Cast Lead.
Hamas has fired an anti-tank weapon at a jeep.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/20091278409160693.html
This is a time for working toward peace, not a time to provoke Israel to continue Operation Cast Lead. Does Hamas want peace or self-destruction?
If Hamas really wants open border crossings, is this really a smart move? Now all the crossings are closed for who knows how long, and the responsibility lies squarely with Hamas.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/world/middleeast/28mideast.html?hp
I don't want to hear any whining about how the Israelis are not allowing in humanitarian aid when it is Hamas' fault the crossings are closed.
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Again, another whinny complaint focused only one way. Israel launches an all out air strike and Hamas shoots one weapon. More American double standards. Israel has the right, but no one can fight back or they will tell mommy.
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 responsibility
"Neither Hamas nor any other group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's bomb attack targeting an Israeli army patrol along the Gaza border."
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/01/200912803510252546.html
All arms fire coming from the Gaza is Hamas' responsibility.
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And you are responsible for your brother murdering his wife...what a stupid statement on both sides.
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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