Fatah And Hamas

**CHUQ** · Agitator Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 3

Really well written op/ed from the ME.

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat- When Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip last June; it emerged as a strong victorious army while Fatah was weak and defeated. Palestinians were awestruck by the force and speed of Hamas’s military takeover and believed that the already fragmented Fatah had been dealt a severe blow from which it would not recover. Meanwhile, others believed that the Gaza takeover represented the deadly blow for the victorious Hamas, which had fallen into the Gaza trap.

Gradually it became apparent that the powerful Hamas was pursuing Fatah to hold talks. Fatah is the party governing over the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the same party which Hamas had expelled from its security headquarters. But Hamas appeared to be facing a series of crises, some humanitarian and others security related. Some sources have confirmed various other differences and disputes, upholding that the fractured Fatah is unable to reunite its ranks while the rifts continue to deepen.

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**Tumbleweed** · Admin Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 4

There seemed to be a lot of different opinions on what is going on. I got the impression nobody knows for sure what will take place.

**CHUQ** · Agitator Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 3

I think you are correct, but the ones facing bullets and bombs probably have a more emotional knowledge than the rest of us. They should be the ones that make policy, not someone 5000 miles away.