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2007-06-18 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2007-06-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 As always, a day late and a dollar short. I guess Abbas didn't have any problems with Hamas so long as they were only killing the dreaded Jews. Once their gun barrels swung around that all changed.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-06-18 00:20|| 2007-06-18 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Zenster,

Not quite. Abbas, notwithstanding his comfort with corruption, his neutrality on anti semitic text books and radio broadcasts, his verbal support for forceable repatriation of Paleo refugees to Israel proper, etc., has always disliked Hamas.

He has criticized Hamas numerous times (although its the 'this terrorism makes us look bad' kind of thing).

Even if he isn't a brilliant fellow, I'm sure he knew that there was a good chance that Hamas was eventually going to take over Gaza and maybe he is even comfortable with it since it gets many Hamasistas out of his real territory.

Posted by mhw 2007-06-18 09:03|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-06-18 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Note: IIUC he has only outlawed the Military wing of Hamas, not Hamas as a political party/"charitable" organization. OTOH some Fatahniks on the ground have been "overzealous" and HAVE attacked Hamas pols, etc. Abbas has denounced this, but AFAIK has done nothing to stop it.

It does seem that now that Abbas isnt trying to keep control over Gaza, he has a freer hand to be anti-Hamas. OTOH to the extent that he wants to get back into Gaza, or feels insecure in the WB, he will have to balance between cracking down on Hamas for his own safety, and not alienating the Pal street by too harsh a crackdown.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-06-18 10:18|| 2007-06-18 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 What about baby ducks? Still legal?

These asshats are beyond parody.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-06-18 10:20|| 2007-06-18 10:20|| Front Page Top

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