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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/20/AR2008022001745.html
Shaken Hamas Still in Control of Gaza
[AP/Washington Post] Karin Laub - Hamas policemen in Gaza are on edge and on the move these days. Worried about Israeli missiles, they mostly roam the streets away from their compounds. The once media-friendly Hamas cabinet has been meeting in secret and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh hasn't been sighted since January, breaking his routine of leading weekly prayers at a local mosque. Yet Hamas faces no serious internal opposition, and its current state is shaken but in control.