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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think so. They got 45% of the vote, which was enough to control the parliament.

Certainly not all Palestinians support them. How many do I don’t know, but not all.

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They were voted into power in 2006. And then Hamas got rid of all elections and murdered anyone who vocally opposed them. That was 17 years ago. It's difficult to call Hamas a legitimate entity "voted in" by the Palestinian people who are alive today. Remember, half of Gaza are kids under the age of 20 who didn't vote in 2006.

Hamas has a stranglehold on Gaza. Hamas is also infiltrated with foreign terrorists operating in Gaza. Again this question of "legitimacy" of power is a bit dumb. Hamas is akin to a terrorist mafia in Gaza - they control where people travel, live, etc. Without the support of Iran or Russia, Hamas would be much weaker.

"Palestinians" are composed of people of various ethnicities, tribes, and clans from all over the Middle East. Many of the fishermen in Gaza are from a tribe that originated in Saudi Arabia, moved to Palestine a few hundred years ago, and have traditionally supported Fatah/are anti-Hamas. I wouldn't blame that clan for Hamas. Now multiply that by lots and lots of different ethnic groups that live in Gaza. Certainly some are vocally supportive of Hamas, but many just keep their head down and try to not attract attention due to fear.

There are ancient groups of Christians in Gaza - are they responsible for Hamas? Not likely. They've often suffered brutally under Hamas.

So yeah, it's very complicated. But it's also why I support Israel absolutely destroying Hamas since that group really has no legitimate basis for power today (other than brutality) and is overrun with foreign Islamic terrorists.[/quote]

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