Hamas is a rather bloodthirsty disengenious group that gets a lot of power by being the belligerent. Hamas was a problem, the true source of violence, in the region, since the early 1970's. They've, decades-ago, surpassed the PLO in terms of militancy.
Hamas is a past, present, and on-going problem. It needed to be eliminated 20 years ago. *They* run Palastine, and not Arafat. Arafat is only their front-man. He doesn't control them, they control him, this has been the true source of the problems in the mid-east, IMHO. The tribute to Hamas is part of what's suppressing the Palestinian economy. It's a "not so hidden" tax, to a criminal organisation. Like paying "protection" money to the mafia.
I'm not surprised that Hamas is taking this position. I am surprised that they are doing so openly. They must feel threatened. This is good, once the Palestinian government disassociates itself from Hamas, then Hamas can be hunted down and killed like the murdering scumbags that they are. Hamas must be hunted, killed, and extinguished such that it's very memory is erased.
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