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Source: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/07/24/opinion/edmideast.php
Hijacking the Gaza Pullout
(New York Times/ International Herald Tribune) Editorial - Mahmoud Abbas would do well to focus more of his energy on quelling the Palestinian-on-Israeli violence that has been under way in advance of Israel's planned disengagement from Gaza. Indeed, the so-called cease-fire between Fatah and Hamas apparently just clears the decks for Hamas to refocus on Israel. This really is a textbook case in the myriad ways that extremists can hijack an entire population. Hamas appears hellbent on trying to prove to the world that it is their attacks that are driving Israel out of Gaza. So, instead of sitting back and waving goodbye peacefully as the Israelis leave, Hamas seems to prefer that the exodus be carried out under fire.