(Ha'aretz) Avi Issacharoff - Hamas, whose civilian and military infrastructure has almost completely disappeared from the West Bank in recent years, has reared its head with the prisoner exchange deal. On Tuesday, Hamas celebrated in the streets of the West Bank, with masses of people vowing to kidnap Israelis, songs of praise of Hamas' military wing and crowds vowing to continue the jihad until Israel is destroyed. Senior Hamas officials, alongside dangerous former prisoners, vowed to continue the terror attacks and, in particular, the abduction of Israelis to bring about the release of more prisoners. Now Israel will have to deal with the threat of kidnapping not only from Hamas but also from other Palestinian organizations, jealous of its success.
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