Home          Archives           Jerusalem Center Homepage       View the current issue           Jerusalem Center Videos           
Back

Fatah vs. Hamas in Gaza


[Ha'aretz] Suhail Ahmed - Driving around Gaza and talking to residents, many say they are against Hamas, even if they voted Hamas in last year's elections. Mahmoud Abed, who runs a Gaza shoe store, said, "I believed that Hamas was better than Fatah, but in the end I discovered that they're both bad." The level of mutual trust between Fatah and Hamas is at such a low point that many assume that any agreement can only be temporary. Both movements have rival armed wings ready to battle at the drop of a hat. They also have armies of media professionals and spin-masters, and their own local radio and television stations and websites. The fighting can be explained as much by mutual animosity and personal conflicts as by political or ideological disagreement.
2007-02-02 01:00:00
Full Article

Subscribe to
Daily Alert

Name:  
Email:  

Subscribe to Jerusalem Issue Briefs

Name:  
Email: