Hamas Wins Majority

[Holden McGroin]

AP- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia and his Cabinet ministers submitted their resignations Thursday as the Islamic militant group Hamas appeared to have captured a large majority of seats in the Palestinian elections
 
This will jump start the peace process...

[Eagler]

"Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it."

"The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf consecrated for future Moslem generations until Judgement Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given up. "

"There is no solution for the Palestinian question except through Jihad. Initiatives, proposals and international conferences are all a waste of time and vain endeavors."

"After Palestine, the Zionists aspire to expand from the Nile to the Euphrates. When they will have digested the region they overtook, they will aspire to further expansion, and so on. Their plan is embodied in the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", and their present conduct is the best proof of what we are saying."

Ami Isseroff
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Yep, business as usual in the near future with those cheekboness running the show..
I see bus/mall/nightclub bombings in Israels as soon as the Pal's new "leaders" get settled in  ....

[Staga]

This will be interesting to watch.
It's easy to be in opposition and shout out slogans but now that they have majority they actually need to do something.

[Ripsnort]

[DREDIOCK]

Dunno, this could in a sense end up to be a good thing.

Now Hamas is responsible for all of palistine and the welfare and all the headaches that come with that, and not just its own group.

On the otherhand if Hamas keeps up with the attacks on Isreal. Then Isreal will have  a legitimate right to declare war on the palsitinian government as they could legitimately consider those attacks as an act of war.
As opposed to blowing up buildings with civilians in it just to get 1 person in retaliatory attacks.


It will be interesting to see how Hamas handles things. Views often change once YOUR the person in charge and respnosible for everything.

Im sure we have all heard the saying  of "Be careful what you ask for. You may just get it."


Well now Hamas has it.
Now question is. Have they bitten off more then they can chew?
The public will now be looking at them for leadership.
Probably safe to say that if the average palistinian had his druthers his main concern is in living his life and feeding his family. Isreal while a major issue is probably a secondary concern.

Now if the palistinians only end up with more misery then they have now I think Hamas will begin to fall from grace in public opinion.
Unless Isreal lets its pride get in the way of doing the smart thing and letting things play out on their own.

Best thing for Isreal to do is nothing and say nothing.
Because if they do anything even remotely that in the eyes of the palistinians can be directly blamed on Isreal, Then anything Hamas does will be fully supported by the people.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Staga
This will be interesting to watch.
It's easy to be in opposition and shout out slogans but now that they have majority they actually need to do something.

Exactly.


If youve ever been promoted from labor, to a supervisory position you can see how your views on certain issues have to change. Suddenly you start to see some things in a different light

While on a much smaller scale the idea is the same

[Eagler]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Exactly.


If youve ever been promoted from labor, to a supervisory position you can see how your views on certain issues have to change. Suddenly you start to see some things in a different light

While on a much smaller scale the idea is the same

you are talking about sane and rational ppl above ... not Hamas

[Delirium]

The Brown shirts take power with violence?

Deja vu...

[lasersailor184]

I would just like to say that this is a GOOD THING.

On the day that the Palestinian Parliament gathers, we accidentally arrest all the non-hamas members for something very minor (just so that they are not there).

Anyone see where I'm going with this?


  Don't put all of your eggs in one basket...

[Eagler]

save everyone the trouble ...

Fatah, Hamas activists clash after election

[GtoRA2]

This will not end well.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Eagler
you are talking about sane and rational ppl above ... not Hamas

True but Hamas has been able to do what they've done thus far because they have had the support of a large portion of the people.
Now instead of just attacking Isreal. they have to work to keep that support in other ways then just attacking isreal

[Delirium]

Not entirely true... it is easier to change public opinion with happenings outside a country, than try and attempt to fix what is within.

The US has done this several times with very good results... (and no, this isn't a Bush/Clinton/Bush/Reagan/Carter etc bash)

[storch]

that's great news.  thats how a democracy is supposed to work.  the palestinian people have spoken.  let's see if hamas is up to the challenge of running a legitimate government.  remember that many in the israeli leadership were part of the irgun years ago.  they were considered the premier terrorist organization of their day.  this is a watershed for the palestinians.  they will now be responsible for producing something other than rhetoric and sheer terror.

[Staga]

Originally posted by storch
they will now be responsible for producing something other than rhetoric and sheer terror.

Just like americans are now responsible for producing other than stupid remarks.

Ooops was I generalizing?