[Ha'aretz] Gideon Alon - Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief Yuval Diskin told the Israeli cabinet Sunday that Fatah's chances of winning elections in the Palestinian Authority would be close to zero. He said the Fatah faction is in bad shape, and Israel should expect Hamas to register a sweeping victory in any election. Diskin said the ongoing rocket fire is being carried out by the Islamic Jihad, not Hamas. Asked whether Hamas has the ability to impose a halt to the rocket fire, Diskin responded that from a military standpoint Hamas is strong enough, but from an ideological standpoint it will not act against the activities of another terrorist organization.
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