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...hard-line Hamas government holds its first cabinet meetings, it is legally necessary and morally proper to reassess American aid flowing into the West Bank and Gaza. And while it is only natural to consider Hamas??s reprehensible founding charter and past suicide bombings of Israeli civilians in making decisions about aid, it is equally important to make these decisions in light of the fact that Hamas won power democratically in a relatively free and fair election...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, | Title: Wielding Aid Against Democracy | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

...Pragmatically, this move could backfire, bolstering Hamas??s support instead of weakening it. After all, Hamas explicitly campaigned on the fact that America opposed it; a popular campaign banner in the West Bank said “Israel and the U.S. say no to Hamas. What do you say?” External attempts to sabotage a Hamas government would give it an easy target to blame if it does indeed fail to improve Palestinians’ lives...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, | Title: Wielding Aid Against Democracy | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

...simply chatting for more than two hours, catching up on life. A week prior to our meeting, Mahmud had returned from a visit to Nablus, his hometown, after spending the past four years living rather comfortably in the United States. The story I heard that sunny afternoon accounts for Hamas??s landslide victory in the Palestinian elections...

Author: By Shira Kaplan | Title: Give Peace a Shot | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...same time, Western democracies’ support for freedom of thought and expression mean that radical theocratic attitudes like the one held by Hamas?? Jamila Al Shany—“no one can say a bad word about our prophet”— cannot be upheld. The media should continue to have the right to publish cartoons and images even if certain groups may find them offensive, as long as those images do not justify or demand violence. Jyllands-Posten’s cartoons did neither of these things. Furthermore, they were cartoons...

Author: By Emily C. Ingram | Title: Clash of Civilisations | 2/15/2006 | See Source »

Although the op-ed’s condemnation of Hamas?? election is hopeful, its irresponsible simplification of contemporary politics and historical inaccuracies are dangerous. So long as Hamas?? charter calls for the obliteration of Israel through physical force, its electoral victory should be cause for extreme concern...

Author: By Amy M. Zelcer | Title: Comparison Between Hamas and Likud Disingenuous | 2/10/2006 | See Source »

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