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...poll released last Friday by an independent Palestinian firm, the Jerusalem Media and Communications Center, put Fatah and Hamas in a dead heat, with Fatah taking 32 percent of the vote and Hamas taking 30 percent.Blanc said that the political situation in the two weeks has calmed considerably, despite Hamas??s participation and the political fallout from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s debilitating stroke on Jan. 4.“At the beginning of the month, things seemed to be deteriorating and we were quite worried,” Blanc said...
...desire to revenge his death will be even more effective. A single voice, though as diabolical as Yassin’s, simply cannot provoke the same rage that the memory of a dead leader can. Yassin’s death could well bring a new generation of recruits into Hamas?? ranks and motivate its fanatics for years to come. And in the end, what has this man’s death gained Israel? Already Hamas has appointed a new leader, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, who may actually be more aggressive than Yassin...
...Arafat can oppose terrorism in this case, he must recognize that the PA, too, is harboring terrorists. Hamas?? sponsorship of terrorist activities and suicide bombings has long been known, and for too long Arafat has allowed it to prepare for attacks against Israel on PA-governed territory. Hamas has expressed strong support for Osama bin Laden, and Palestinian officials have said it was behind the Oct. 9 riot in Gaza. Its sympathies are, and have always been, clear. Arafat must realize that there is no substantive difference between groups like Hamas or Hezbollah and Osama bin Laden?...