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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20839/palestinians-love-hamas
Palestinians Love Hamas
(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - The Palestinian Authority (PA) should have been happy over the death of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of Hamas, the group that carried out a violent and brutal coup against Abbas loyalists in Gaza in 2007. Instead, the PA and its leaders have been mourning Haniyeh's death. By hailing Haniyeh as a "great leader," Abbas and his PA cohorts are sending a message to all Palestinians that the murderous Hamas leader is their role model. It is no wonder that thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of the PA-controlled areas of the West Bank to mourn the killing of Haniyeh and voice support for Hamas. It is no wonder that Hamas remains extremely popular among the Palestinians. Abbas and the PA have once again served as a reminder that they share the same goal as Hamas: glorify terrorism and destroy Israel.