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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE The Palestinian Paradise Now was a fave for Foreign Film, until Hamas won. Go with South Africa's Tsotsi, kind of an all-black Crash that's just tough, sentimental and manipulative enough to prevail...
...figured, why not have a green label so it will match? All customers will notice the green for the Hamas flag." NADIM KHOURY, owner of Taybeh Brewing Company, the only brewery in the Palestinian territories, on his plans to release a non-alcoholic beer to mark the ascendance of the embattled region's Hamas-led government
...Upset Victory After the militant organization Hamas won a clear majority of the seats in the Palestinian parliament [Feb. 6], its critics immediately denounced the election results. The Israeli Cabinet said it will not negotiate with a Palestinian administration that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. If Israel wants peace, it and the world at large should accept the election results. Hamas won on not only its political agenda but also its social and welfare programs. It is counterproductive and unrealistic for the U.S. not to continue financial assistance to the Palestinians. Hamas members like Omar Hamayel...
...report on the surprise win by the militant Islamic party Hamas in the Palestinian legislative elections prompted worried reaction from readers who feared for the prospects of peace in the Middle East. Other readers hoped that governing would force Hamas to eventually moderate its anti-Israeli policies After the militant organization Hamas won a clear majority of the seats in the Palestinian parliament [Feb. 6], its critics immediately denounced the election results. The Israeli Cabinet said it will not negotiate with a Palestinian administration that calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. If Israel wants peace...
...Hamas, having assumed responsibility for managing the infrastructure of Palestinian life and ensuring Palestinian well-being, continued terrorism - which would provoke Israeli retaliation and international sanction - would carry a potentially prohibitive political cost. Instead, Hamas will focus largely on domestic political reform on assuming the reins of power, and it will likely simply agree to disagree with Abbas on the issues of recognizing Israel and embracing existing treaties. But not embracing those treaties doesn't necessarily mean negating them. Hamas may calculate that as long as it refrains from terror attacks and delivers on promises of good governance...