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Originally Posted by zteccc
This article caught my attention. It appears that now that Israel has moved all of its people from Gaza that Hamas needs someone else to fight. It has therefore turned to fighting the Palestinian police.
Now isn't this the same Palestinian authority that Hamas is supposed to be fighting for? Isn't one of the goals of Hamas to see exactly what just occurred, Israel moving out of Gaza? If so, then why is Hamas shooting at Palestinian police?
Perhaps their goals aren't as noble as some thought. Perhaps "freedom fighter" would be too hasty of a term.
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Well its yes and no...
Hamas is not just competing against Israel it is also competing against the Palestinian Authority (PLO) for control of the future state. These groups are all competing against each other. PLO is seeing as failing to get a state after the "infatades" in the 90's so more radical groups have come to center stage.
Unfortunately Hamas and Hezbollah can do a lot for the Palestinian people that the supposed Palestinian Authority has not done well. These groups provide social programs to refugees and jobs to the unemployed (which a huge part of the population is unemployed and in of it self a very dangerous situation). Think of these groups as I guess rival mob organizations, they can produce social services, public goods, violent acts for political gain and they compete with each other.
In Gaza Strip now with Israel is out of the picture these groups are vying for power to make up for the power vacuum. Unfortunately, the Palestinian Authority is too weak to step up to the plate (this is for many reasons, Israel and many of its own Arab neighbors kept it down). This for several reasons, first off Palestine is not yet a state there for it lacks many resources necessary to control its territory. Many peace agreements have failed because they have put responsibility upon the Palestinian Authority which is not in its power to accomplish. The very fact that they are called the Palestinian Authority rather than Palestine is another indicator of not being a state entity.
The Palestinian Authority needs finances from the outside and help with its security. Egypt is already helping secure the Gaza border and they will need more cooperation like this to continue.