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Palestinian Anger in Gaza Could Turn Against Hamas
(Arab News-Saudi Arabia) Yossi Mekelberg - The anger of the Gazan population, which for now is mainly directed at Israel, could at any point turn against Hamas too, and its leadership is well aware of it. A party elected as a protest against the failings of Fatah is beginning to resemble those it came to overthrow. In the 12 years since it came to power, its armed struggle against Israel has achieved no tangible results. A poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research suggests that the worsening situation in Gaza is now attributed by Gazans not only to Israel, but to the Palestinian Authority and Hamas as well. The writer is professor of international relations at Regent's University London and an associate fellow at Chatham House.