Would that be why the Israeli government funded it so generously? Some might even say foundedit--for the express purpose of undermining Arafat's organization and presenting a controllable alternative path (Third Way, perhaps?) to the evolution of the solution to the Palestinian problem.
All the bright boyz in Washington DC and Tel Aviv riding their fluffy, cuddly little mohammedan tigers.....
True, but at the time they were more worried about the communists in the PLO who were getting aid from the USSR. Just as US support for the Afghan mujahadeen later helped start Al Qaeda, Israeli support for Hamas later backfired. Unintended consequnces are a b*tch sometimes.
But what has that got to do with Canada's actions now? In case you forgot Hamas murdered 5 Americans a few weeks ago.