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...press. But it has broken out with new and somewhat mysterious force since a Norwegian periodical reprinted the cartoons on January 10. Arab Ambassadors were recalled from Denmark, protest marches were under way in Kuwait and Damascus, and armed gunmen shut down the office of the European Union in Gaza City. Boycotts of Danish products spread throughout the Middle East, and death threats were issued against journalists...
...fighting Israel, met in the West Bank with other Hamas officials last week to celebrate the militant Islamic party's remarkable victory in Palestinian legislative elections and to figure out what in the world to do next. Dozens of meetings like that took place across the West Bank and Gaza Strip and even in Damascus, where Hamas has an office. Hamas leaders--suddenly thrust into the political realm--discussed their new concerns. What are the group's legislative priorities? Should its military commanders assume control of Palestinian security services like the police force? Should Hamas consider negotiations with Israel? "People...
...would not negotiate with a Palestinian government "if even part of it is an armed terrorist organization calling for Israel's destruction." The leader of the right-wing Likud Party, Benjamin Netanyahu, who trails Olmert in the polls before Israel's elections in late March and describes the Gaza Strip and West Bank as "Hamastan," called for economic sanctions on the Palestinian Authority...
...social services that ultimately proved appealing. "We like Hamas' thinking that all Palestinians should be the same and not with a few people driving big cars and living in huge houses. This is what we voted for." Hamas also benefited from a slick and professional campaign. In the Gaza Strip, Hamas officials went from house to house explaining the party's policies. By contrast, "Fatah leaders were busy holding rallies with luxury cars," says Zakarya Ba'aloush, a disgruntled former Fatah security official...
...unlikely to allow that goal to be sabotaged by provoking a new escalation in conflict with Israel. And being more disciplined than Fatah, Hamas may have a better chance at consolidating the security forces and reining in the violent chaos that has seized the West Bank and Gaza in recent months. Demanding that Hamas publicly and finally recognize Israel and renounce violence is wishful thinking; demanding that Hamas live up to its promises of good governance and its responsibility to the well-being of the electorate by maintaining its cease-fire may be a more productive route. As for talking...