[Fury]

Good post and makes the points fairly well. This is the moment for Hamas to "shine". I don't think they will.

[sheik yerbouty]

They are terrorists in need of smiting..

[Peach]

Continuing to pursue a violent path will automatically switch off all international aid.

We can only hope. The support of funding coming from the US for the PLO over the years has been in large part what's kept them in power all these years.

[Oratam]

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[NYorkerInHouston]

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[PhiKapMom]

Good post! This takes the HAMAS out from the shadows and puts them on center stage for everyone to see. They have to choose their own path and if they choose to continue their path of militancy and destruction of Israel, to paraphrase Indiana Jones movie -- they will choose poorly! In the end this could end up destroying HAMAS as organization as they come out of the shadows.

[golfisnr1]

Hamas is nothing more than an arm of Iran. Israel now has to take out both.

[SJackson]

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[RGSpincich]

Their own guys flushed out the terrorists. As the hierarchy assembles their "government" all the main guys will become more visible. Just one question Mr. Hamas, "Is that a buzzing in your ear or is their a drone in your future?"

[sarasota]

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[dennisw]

Let the true face of Islam shine forth, same as it does in Iran these days. Let Mohammed's cult put their cards on the table so all can know how inhuman it is. Then take appropriate action.

DEFAULT MODE OF ISLAM IS JIHAD AND BLOODY CONQUEST.
Same as their murderous false prophet. Examine the life of Muhammad and you will know the heart of Islam

[Another Thought]

Thanks for the post. As I said in a post earlier this a.m. on another thread, the election results will make it impossible for Europe to ignore. The Palestinian apologists will now have the reality of Islamic terrorists shoved down their throats. It cannot be ignored and the sidelines have narrowed.

[EternalHope]

This article boils down to simply saying Hamas will now have to live peacefully with Israel, or else the whole world will discover just how murderous Hamas really is. Hamas will have no more excuses for its own intentions and behavior.

So... What will all these previously ignorant nations/peoples of the world DO once they see Hamas really means it when they call for the extermination of the Jews? Wring their hands about all the dead Jews, and send in Jimmy Carter? (Actually, they probably won't care enough to wring their hands...)

I hate to say it, but the author was trying too hard to find a silver lining in this cloud. Anyone with eyes to see ALREADY knows Hamas is dedicated to the violent end of Israel, and that they really mean it. Making the obvious even MORE obvious is pointless.

[Paul C. Jesup]

Hamas’s favored outcome was not victory, but a strong showing that would leave Hamas with the best of both worlds: It would remain in opposition (or would be invited to join a coalition as a junior partner) but would impose severe limitations on the Fatah-led government on how to manage its relations with Israel. Hamas could thus claim to reject Oslo, decline to recognize the Palestinian Authority and its commitments under the Oslo accords and the roadmap, and continue to use its rising political clout and its military strength to sabotage any effort to revive the moribund peace process.

This situation reminds me of the movie "The Producers": "We had the worst script. The worst actors. The worst director. What did we do RIGHT!?"

[TomasUSMC]

How could all those RELIGION OF PEACE muslims elect terrorists?

[popdonnelly]

This was basically an election between a party that wants to destroy Israel today, and a party that is willing to wait until tomorrow.

We are certainly getting "good" service from our State Department. All Israel has to do is make more concessions, and everything will be peachy.

[Convert from ECUSA]

This Philistine election is like voting for the local mafia to control the county, except that the Mafia is less blood thirsty and dresses better than Hamas. The only possible silver lining, IMO, is that this event might push the majority of Israelis to elect someone in March with great big brass ones who has the heart of King David (hey, I can at least hope), who will flush the "road map to perdition" faster than last week's Tuna salad that sat in the sun all weekend.

[Mike Darancette]

as Vladimir Ilich Lenin would put it, "worse is better."

Hamas will have to feed the people and create an economy. A task for which they are truly unprepared. They will do something really stupid, really soon and cause Israel to close it's borders, then where will the people work?

The country they hate and propose to destroy are their only salvation.

There will be bloodshed when Hamas attempts to replace and disarm the current PLO security forces and police.

I wonder how long it will take the UN to bail out of the West Bank and Gaza.

[SupplySider]

Continuing to pursue a violent path will automatically switch off all international aid.

I wish I could believe that.

[neverdem]

bfl