‘Hamas will fail like Arafat’

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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3217936,00.html

Hamas will fail like Arafat’



Palestinians have little hope Hamas will end diplomatic freeze with Israel and bring independence
Ali Waked



The Palestinian street did not react to the swearing-in of the new Hamas-led parliament on Saturday. In Ramallah, where legislators met for the first time since the January 25 elections, people in cafes watched al-Jazeera and seemed more interested in the implications of Israel’s planned economic against the Palestinian Authority than in the inauguration ceremony.


People argued over whether food supplies should be stacked in anticipation of an economic crisis should Israel go ahead with threats to ban Palestinian workers, boycott the Palestinian Authority and impose a curfew in the West Bank.



Smoking Narjila and drinking coffee, Abu Ghazi said Israel will find in Hamas a partner in negotiating common interests. He said Hamas’s Islamic and God-fearing nature will improve the Palestinian Authority’s performance, especially when it comes to law enforcement.

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One thing that most the attendees hope for was that Hamas will be able to put an end to the state of social anarchy in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. “Military anarchy is easier than social anarchy where women sit in coffee shop and drink beer --- that’s unacceptable. That’s what causing us so many catastrophes: Allah’s fury and not Israel. When women want to smoke cigarettes, drive cars, go to coffee shops, smoke Nargila and drink beer, may Allah help Hamas in restraining these immoral permissiveness,” Abu Mohammad, 40.

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[Dogmudgeon]

1. Women smoking and drinking beer in cafes -- catastrophic!

That's half the problem right there.

Instead of voting for Hamas, they thought they were part of a focus group evaluating Virginia Slims ads for the Middle East.

--p!

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2. Hamas will fix that smoking and drinking brewski stuff real fast!

[Andromeda]

3. Yes, off with their heads!

:scared:

[Andromeda]

4. However will they stop the moral decline...

of the Palestinian women. The thought of it gives me the vapors.

Me thinks Abu has been smoking too much Nargila.