Israeli television just reported that the leadership of Hamas are running scared. Some are hiding in bunkers, some escaping through tunnels to Egypt, and some hanging out in the hospitals on the assumption Israel won’t risk the public relations disaster of hitting one of them. To be extra careful, they are putting on white robes to blend in with the hospital staff….
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It’s good to hear from you on this, Allison. It’s important for me to hear POV from folks who are living in the area. I’m curious to know if al-Fatah (or any one else within Palestine) has any voice or credibility? Where’s Hanan Ashrawi? Any chance of building common cause to oust Hamas?
Hi Teague,
According to Jeffrey Goldberg, who has good Fatah sources, while they are publicly silent, they are privately cheering on the Israeli Air Force…
http://jeffreygoldberg.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/12/a_fatah_friend_writes_im_suppo.php
Unfortunately, openly having any common cause with Israel is political suicide in the Palestinian world – while it’s a fact that we do, any cooperation has to be kept very, very quiet.