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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
I spoke to some Palestinians from Gaza just Sunday who really didn't think the support for Hamas was very high. Just no other options for them at the moment there, and no ability to confront. They did say that their family is very opposed to the rockets being launched as the inevitable repercussions are well known to everyone in Gaza.
In this case, I think Israel would have a tougher time with its right-wing then Palestinians in the event of a one-state style solution. The riots over like 250 settlers being removed from Gaza were pretty frightening.
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Firstly, it was 7,000 settlers removed from the Gaza Strip, not 250. Secondly, was it more "frightening" than dragging bodies behind motorcycles or throwing people off of buildings, which is what Hamas does to their opposition or anyone they decide is a "spy".
Also, Hamas won a general election in 2006. So they must have had some popularity, despite their stated goal of military conflict. The whole rockets thing really wasn't a surprise to anyone. Hamas's popularity also seems to be climbing with Palestinians, not declining:
http://www.haaretz.com/news/hamas-le...of-us-1.155935