Islamism was the status quo in Palestine. Things are just now defined.
Correct, the election just confirmed the reality on the ground. What is important now is that no credible nation can stand by without facing up to the issues.
"things are just now defined."
bingo!
Yup! Even the MSM might figure this one out.
Unfortunately, it appears to be the status quo of the entire ME, with Iraq apparently headed toward a Sharia- lead society.
PB has been a little wacky these past years, but he may be going back to fundamentals here. That is, we need to place our national security first and foremost, and that pressing countries to be "democratic" is not going to guarantee non-violent, friendly regimes.
Maybe its time to start redeploying troops in Iraq from the interior to its Syrian and Iranian borders and start engaging in the only dialogue these guys will understand - raw power.