Hamas did NOT win full control of Gaza in the elections. They won enough seats to hold sway in Parliament, but Abbas was (and still is) the President of the Palestinian Authority, which is the UN-recognized government entity in the Palestinian territories. Once Hamas attacked the security apparatus of the PA, they ceased being a legitimate democratic political entity.
Being democratically elected is not enough. You have to respect the institutions of democracy and abide by its laws and conventions. Hamas did neither. On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Judah Mc wrote: > "Palestine" isn't a governmental entity. There is the West Bank and > there is Gaza and they are currently separated and controlled by > different groups. I'm fine with the UN choosing to work with the > government of the West Bank as the quasi-official voice of "the > Palestinians" but it means nothing for the legitimacy of the elections > in Gaza. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:286280 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
