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Hamas Holds Rally in West Bank
(New York Times) Jodi Rudoren - Hundreds of men and boys sporting the signature green of the militant Hamas faction marched in the old city of Nablus on Thursday, calling for renewed attacks on Israeli cities, in the first public demonstration by the Islamist party allowed in the West Bank in years. "Qassam, repeat it, Tel Aviv, destroy it," they chanted, invoking the name of the armed wing of Hamas. "Qassam, repeat it, hit Haifa this time." Hamas plans more demonstrations throughout the West Bank on Friday. In the back, some women in white headscarves held cardboard models of the Iranian-made, long-range Fajr 5 rockets. "March, Hamas, march," the crowd chanted. "You are the cannon, we are the bullets." Adeeb Bani Fadel, 43, an English teacher, said the rally was "a message for the international community" that "Hamas is the majority for the Palestinian people here." Hamas won 13 of 15 city council seats here in 2005.