(Miami Herald) Ike Seamans - Since it now rules the Palestinian Authority, Hamas is in a prime position to replicate the Hizballah model with enthusiastic assistance from munificent Syrian and Iranian paymasters. This would complete a menacing Islamist pincer maneuver. ''Israel faces converging threats,'' warns Dore Gold, Israel's former UN ambassador. "Hamas; Hizballah; al-Qaeda in Lebanon, Jordan, Gaza and Sinai; and the Iranian nuclear program. Israel must make certain they don't connect.''
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