Hamas attacking its own people

[A.Rahman]

Aug. 11 - Gun-wielding Hamas security troops violently break up a Fatah wedding celebration in Gaza.

[YOUTUBE]

More then 20 people were injured by gun fire.

how come no one speaks against this? I mean crime is a crime committed regardless of Hamas or Israel.

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[A.Rahman]

any views?

 

[A.Rahman]

I guess no one really cares about the ordinary people, everyone wants the power & money. lets see how far hamas goes to secure it.

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has been in a freefall since their takeover. Hamas rode to power on the national scene in elections last year largely as a result of popular frustration with the corruption, nepotism and cronyism that have long plagued Fatah. But judging from their recent behavior, Hamas now risks falling into the same traps as their political rivals. Over the past few weeks, Hamas members have been cracking down on political freedoms by either arresting their rivals or purging their ideological opponents from state-run institutions. These moves have only served to further polarize the political scene, and have thus served to undermine the Palestinian national cause.

The Palestinians of Gaza had hoped for a change from Fatah's old ways, but they are witnessing a new era characterized by more of the same - and sometimes worse. Their plight will likely remain the same until the Palestinians have a united leadership with a realistic and contemporary political program that will lead to the achievement of their national aspirations.

 

[Bull]

Well its the first time i have seen somebody genuinely raising the palestineans issue, a welcome relief to the usual bashing of Israel for all the sins and miseries of palestineans.

Failure of fatah to gain anything when Arafat was in power has to be blamed for the current plight. With the death of Arafat died the belief of large number of people that freedom can be obtained following his principle and Hamas was quick to cash in on it.

 

[ARSENAL6]

Both Fatah and Hamas are corrupt as each other
its been said before

 

[Averroes]

The reason why hamas came to power was because of fatah's inability to govern and the inherent corruption within that faction. The video doesn't give us all the facts surrounding the situation, so I wouldn't be quick to judge. although violence against civilians are abhorrent, and in the current situation it is truly disturbing to see that there's a palestinian civil war going on that is fuelled by the west essentially. By refusing to talk to Hamas, cutting off their supply of welfare, and simply giving them the ultimatum that you're not the ones we want to run Palestine, they're the ones instigating this mess.

 

[Mujahid]

Fatah could not digest the victory of Hamas in the elections.

 

[A.Rahman]

Fatah could not digest the victory of Hamas in the elections.

and then they wore the mask of hamas men & killed their own people to malign the great name of hamas.

 

[blain2]

Both Fatah and Hamas are corrupt as each other
its been said before

That is not true. Issues like these aside, people still trust Hamas more than Fatah to safeguard their rights.

 

[A.Rahman]

That is not true. Issues like these aside, people still trust Hamas more than Fatah to safeguard their rights.

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Palestinians prefer the Western-backed government of Salam Fayyad to the sacked cabinet of Hamas premier Ismail Haniya, according to a survey published on Thursday.

The poll by the Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre, the first it has conducted since Hamas seized power in Gaza in mid-June, also found that respondents blamed Hamas for the deadly internal fighting that preceded the takeover, and support early elections, as called for by president Mahmud Abbas.

The majority of Gazans, however, feel their security has improved since the Hamas rout.

Fighters from the Islamist Hamas overran security forces loyal to Abbas, leader of the secular Fatah party, on June 15. Afterwards, the president fired the Hamas-led unity cabinet and appointed Fayyad, a respected economist, to head a government of independents, a move not recognised by Hamas.

When asked to evaluate the performance of the Fayyad and Haniya cabinets, 46.5 percent said Fayyad's was better, compared with 24.4 percent who said it was worse and 22.8 percent who said they were similar.

When asked who was to blame for the deadly factional clashes in Gaza that preceded the Hamas takeover, 43.5 percent said Hamas, 28.4 percent chose Fatah and 17.5 said both. The breakdown for respondents in the Gaza Strip was little different from the territories as a whole with 40.7 percent, 30.9 percent and 17.7 percent respectively.

When asked to describe the situation in Gaza after the Hamas takeover, 46.7 percent said it was worse, compared with 27.1 percent who said it was better, and 21.1 percent who said it had not changed. In Gaza, the figures were 45.2 percent, 34.1 percent and 20 percent, respectively.

Some 57.4 percent of Palestinians support the idea of early polls as favoured by Abbas, compared with 37.6 percent who are opposed. In Gaza, 56.6 percent support early elections and 40.9 percent are opposed.

But 43.6 percent of Gazans said that their feeling about security is better following the Hamas takeover, compared with 31.4 percent who say it has become worse and 25 percent who say it has not changed.

The pollsters questioned 1,199 people between August 16 and 20 in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and gave a three-percent margin of error.

 

[Bull]

That is not true. Issues like these aside, people still trust Hamas more than Fatah to safeguard their rights.

Thats not the way i would put it. Years of Arafat, with all the support from the people didnt give them anything while they were woed by a new vibrant force of hamas which had a more militant approach. So when Araft passed away, those dejected souls turned to Hamas.

 

[A.Rahman]

Thats not the way i would put it. Years of Arafat, with all the support from the people didnt give them anything while they were woed by a new vibrant force of hamas which had a more militant approach. So when Araft passed away, those dejected souls turned to Hamas.

Arafat is partly to blame; his regime was very corrupt. People were forced to support Hamas since they had no other alternative.

 

[Bull]

Arafat is partly to blame; his regime was very corrupt. People were forced to support Hamas since they had no other alternative.

I dont know how correct it is, but during one of the US brokered peace talks Arafat is supposed to have turned down a damn good deal and ironically now they are fighting for a much lesser terms.

 

[Bull]

An interesting and serious development.

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