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Source: http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/877986.html
IDF Blocks Rise of Hamas in West Bank
[Ha'aretz] Shahar Ilan - The deputy head of IDF Military Intelligence, Col. Ronen Cohen, told the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Tuesday: "It is not the PA that is preventing Hamas from establishing itself militarily in the West Bank, but rather the IDF and the Shin Bet security service. As long as the IDF is in the territories, Hamas can't reach the same military level as in Gaza." Cohen also said Hamas' long-term goal in Gaza is to institute a government according to Islamic law. "It will be a slow and gradual process, and Hamas is still formulating plans on how to implement it."