Israel/Palestine

azurnoir

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22. a Parliament is quite comparable to the Congress of the US play semantics all you wish

Reply to oberliner (Reply #17)

Wed Dec 16, 2015, 12:41 PM

Dec 2015

the claim that the people of Gaza elected Hamas to rule them is demonstrably false

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Hamas political leader urges more stabbing attacks [View all] oberliner Dec 2015 OP

He lives in exile in Qatar Turbineguy Dec 2015 #1

But...but, we're told Hamas wants peace & a 2-state solution. shira Dec 2015 #2

The political leader of leftynyc Dec 2015 #3

I don't understand why progressives don't speak out more forcefully and frequently against Hamas oberliner Dec 2015 #4

Beats me leftynyc Dec 2015 #5

What is the Palestinian word for Hasbara? oberliner Dec 2015 #6

Nah - the numbers leftynyc Dec 2015 #7

If you did a survey on DU oberliner Dec 2015 #8

Definitely leftynyc Dec 2015 #10

Right - but we aren't really talking about the Democratic party as a whole oberliner Dec 2015 #13

That the far left leftynyc Dec 2015 #16

Which goes back to my assertion that they have good PR oberliner Dec 2015 #21

When you leave out half the leftynyc Dec 2015 #29

lNYT 6/14/07: Hamas Seizes Broad Control in Gaza Strip-Hamas was not elected to rule Gaza azurnoir Dec 2015 #9

1/26/2006: Hamas Wins Sweeping Victory in Palestinian Parliamentary Elections oberliner Dec 2015 #11

Yes the parliamentary election in both the West Bank and Gaza was the GOP elected to rule the US? azurnoir Dec 2015 #14

The US doesn't have a parliamentary system oberliner Dec 2015 #17

a Parliament is quite comparable to the Congress of the US play semantics all you wish azurnoir Dec 2015 #22

That is completely not true oberliner Dec 2015 #26

The gop is in control leftynyc Dec 2015 #18

Does it mean the people of the US elected the GOP to rule them? azurnoir Dec 2015 #23

They elected the gop leftynyc Dec 2015 #30

do you prefer to discount the executive branch which is Democratic Party takes the lead? azurnoir Dec 2015 #31

Big deal leftynyc Dec 2015 #36

Are you actually claiming leftynyc Dec 2015 #12

would you say that the Republicans were elected to rule the US? 99t is the same thing azurnoir Dec 2015 #15

The US doesn't have a parliamentary system oberliner Dec 2015 #19

a Parliament is quite comparable to the Congress of the US play semantics all you wish azurnoir Dec 2015 #24

No it's not oberliner Dec 2015 #27

And the gop controls congress leftynyc Dec 2015 #20

Yes but the Democratic Party controls the executive do you need reminding? azurnoir Dec 2015 #25

And in parliamentary system (such as what the Palestinians have) it is completely different oberliner Dec 2015 #28

If I was wrong I would say so but I am not and Hamas was not elected to rule Gaza azurnoir Dec 2015 #32

They got the most votes leftynyc Dec 2015 #35

I didn't deny that Hamas got the most votes in the Parliamentary election held in the WB & Gaza azurnoir Dec 2015 #39

If hamas got the most votes leftynyc Dec 2015 #41

NYT March 29, 2006: Hamas Cabinet Is Sworn In, Widening Break With the Israelis oberliner Dec 2015 #37

Oh I think it's been proven you were wrong King_David Dec 2015 #59

So the Democrats leftynyc Dec 2015 #33

and the POTUS has veto power over the legislative branch azurnoir Dec 2015 #34

The POINT is the gay marriage leftynyc Dec 2015 #38

That was an example of what you say a GOP nominated Supreme Court has done azurnoir Dec 2015 #42

They also upheld leftynyc Dec 2015 #43

so what has this got to do with the claim that people of Gaza elected Hamas to rule them? azurnoir Dec 2015 #45

LOL leftynyc Dec 2015 #48

In the United States oberliner Dec 2015 #40

to say the Parliament rules over the Presidency and or Prime Minister is simply misrepresenting azurnoir Dec 2015 #44

It's clear you have absolutely no idea how either system works nt King_David Dec 2015 #46

what's clear is that the people of Gaza did not elect Hams to rule them azurnoir Dec 2015 #47

Except that they did oberliner Dec 2015 #50

Hamas pulled a coup in Gaza in June of 2007 are you denying that, it seems so azurnoir Dec 2015 #52

So they voted for hamas leftynyc Dec 2015 #51

LOL King_David Dec 2015 #55

Hopefully the poster will spend a few minutes on Wikipedia and sort it out oberliner Dec 2015 #49

Hopefully you will reread history and realize that Hamas took Gaza by force in June of 2007 azurnoir Dec 2015 #53

AFTER getting the most votes leftynyc Dec 2015 #56

Tensions between Fatah and Hamas intensified after Hamas won the elections of 2006 oberliner Dec 2015 #57

Here's the latest example leftynyc Dec 2015 #58

Well of course he does, bless the mind numbing singlarity that passes as his heart. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #54