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[quote=Anonymous]I was in the region when Hamas won a plurality of votes in 2006 (Israel evacuated Gaza in 2005--removing even the Jewish cemeteries. It left greenhouses, some of which were trashed after Israel left.) Many people voted for Hamas simply because it was less corrupt than Fatah, and supplied schools and hospitals, in the way religious organizations do. I thought/hoped/ridiculously believed that Gaza could become a little Singapore, a miniature Hong Kong, once Palestinians could run their own affairs. But terrorism and fanaticism won out. When Hamas is defeated, and if the Palestinian Authority governs there again, perhaps there could be more controls over the money--the millions and millions of dollars that Qatar and the EU and the US contribute to Gaza. Hamas took the money and apparently built tunnels. [/quote]
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