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Hamas: Tyranny in the Name of Resistance
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Diana Mukkaled - Hamas police closed a water park in Gaza due to the presence of "degrading and unethical gender mixing," according to news reports. Similar events occur routinely in Gaza. Only a few weeks ago, gunmen burned down a summer camp for children organized by UNRWA because young boys and girls would be mixing together, and there was a possibility of them swimming together. What is happening in Gaza is certainly far from an accident, and in fact represents the essence of Hamas and its religious viewpoint. Hamas took over Gaza through force of arms, and it is impervious to being held to account for its actions. Hamas practices tyranny in the name of resistance, and hides behind slogans. When we read the daily reports about what is happening in Gaza under the shadow of Hamas, we cannot help but recall the final verse of the last poem written about Gaza by [Palestinian poet] Mahmoud Darwish before his death: "If we can't find someone to defeat us again, we defeat ourselves with our own hands."