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"Israel's new neighbor to be state of Taliban?"
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Posted: July 4, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern | By Aaron Klein © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

Posted on 07/04/2005 1:47:04 AM PDT by F15Eagle

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"Israel's new neighbor to be state of Taliban?
Hamas terror group shows signs of hard-line Islamic rule in Gaza"
Posted: July 4, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern

By Aaron Klein © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "GANEI TAL, Gaza – With prime minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza evacuation plan drawing closer, and Hamas swiftly gaining power in the area, analysts are worried the terror group will use its gains to impose a Taliban-like Islamist regime neighboring Israel.

The Palestinian Authority announced yesterday it will hold talks with Hamas and other terror groups regarding the possibility of a "national unity government" that will incorporate the various violent factions. PA leaders have repeatedly expressed concern over Hamas' growing popularity on the Palestinian street, particularly in Gaza, where the terror group has made strong showings in local elections.

With PA leader Mahmoud Abbas reportedly weakened in Gaza, Mideast experts have noted Hamas – which now fires an average of three rockets or mortars per day at Gaza's Jewish communities – is quickly filling the void."