Comments on: Can Fatah Retake Gaza? http://blog.z-word.com/2009/02/can-fatah-retake-gaza/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Tue, 22 May 2012 17:05:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Holiday Weekend Gluttony and Blog Miscellany « The New Centrist http://blog.z-word.com/2009/02/can-fatah-retake-gaza/#comment-3680 Holiday Weekend Gluttony and Blog Miscellany « The New Centrist Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:47:55 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1053#comment-3680 [...] ZWord: Can Fatah Retake Gaza? [...] […] ZWord: Can Fatah Retake Gaza? […]

]]> By: Empress Trudy http://blog.z-word.com/2009/02/can-fatah-retake-gaza/#comment-3629 Empress Trudy Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:56:48 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1053#comment-3629 Eh? Hamas could be supported by 1% of the populace and maintain power. That's what heavily armed fascists tend to do. Moreover it's not in Fatah's interest to worry about Hamas. Whatever divides and distracts Israel is good for Abbas. Abbas has neither the tools nor the intent to create a functioning civil society in the West Bank, he's simply more sophisticated to steal by other means than Hamas. So whatever Hamas can do to deflect attention from the failed state that is the West Bank too is good. Let's not forget that Arafat's right hand man was there while the 10 billion Euros you sent Arafat evaporated never to be seen again. Eh? Hamas could be supported by 1% of the populace and maintain power. That’s what heavily armed fascists tend to do. Moreover it’s not in Fatah’s interest to worry about Hamas. Whatever divides and distracts Israel is good for Abbas. Abbas has neither the tools nor the intent to create a functioning civil society in the West Bank, he’s simply more sophisticated to steal by other means than Hamas. So whatever Hamas can do to deflect attention from the failed state that is the West Bank too is good. Let’s not forget that Arafat’s right hand man was there while the 10 billion Euros you sent Arafat evaporated never to be seen again.

]]> By: Petra http://blog.z-word.com/2009/02/can-fatah-retake-gaza/#comment-3628 Petra Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:23:11 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=1053#comment-3628 Ben, here are 2 interesting recent polls on the subject: "Surveys indicates Islamist group would get 28.6 percent of vote compared with 27.9 percent for rival Fatah faction if elections were held today; Haniyeh most trusted Palestinian politician" http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3667302,00.html And: "Today, Hamas is supported by only 27.8% of the population in the Gaza Strip, compared to 51.5% in November, said Dr. Nabil Kukali, founder and general director of the PCPO. Fatah's popularity in the Hamas-controlled coastal territory lies at 42.5%, compared to 31.4% in November. ... In the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Fatah is now supported by 39.2%, while Hamas is supported by only 23.7%, according to the poll. In November, Fatah was supported by 68.6% in the West Bank and east Jerusalem." http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304721441&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull Ben, here are 2 interesting recent polls on the subject:

“Surveys indicates Islamist group would get 28.6 percent of vote compared with 27.9 percent for rival Fatah faction if elections were held today; Haniyeh most trusted Palestinian politician”
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3667302,00.html

And:

“Today, Hamas is supported by only 27.8% of the population in the Gaza Strip, compared to 51.5% in November, said Dr. Nabil Kukali, founder and general director of the PCPO.
Fatah’s popularity in the Hamas-controlled coastal territory lies at 42.5%, compared to 31.4% in November. … In the West Bank and east Jerusalem, Fatah is now supported by 39.2%, while Hamas is supported by only 23.7%, according to the poll. In November, Fatah was supported by 68.6% in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304721441&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull

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