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"Pillar of Defense (Cloud)" - Israel & Hamas Agree to Gaza Cease Fire
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[quote:tarfonwxx:MV8yMDUwOTE0XzM0NjMyMDA3XzMzQzNENUFD] [quote:Angelic_Warrior:MV8yMDUwOTE0XzM0NjMxOTYyXzg5NzEyQzQ=] [quote:tarfonwxx:MV8yMDUwOTE0XzM0NjMxOTE0X0FFQjUyMTM2] [quote:Cons 28196357:MV8yMDUwOTE0XzM0NjMxODYwX0U3NUIxOURG] [quote:Angelic_Warrior:MV8yMDUwOTE0XzM0NjMxNzc1Xzg1NzY5QjJD] Anyone have a clue what the percentage of people in Palestine who are opposed to hamas is???? [/quote] These are stats from 2006 where Palestine hold Free elections: [i] Final results show that Hamas won the election, with 74 seats to the ruling-Fatah's 45, providing Hamas with the majority of the 132 available seats and the ability to form a majority government on their own. Of the Electoral Lists, Hamas received 44.45% and Fatah 41.43%[1] and of the Electoral Districts, Hamas party candidates received 41.73% and Fatah party candidates received 36.96%.[/i] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_legislative_election,_2006 Now, stats might have changed since 2006 we do not know exactly but what we know for sure is that Hamas won the elections and were not allowed to rule. That's one of the reason they "forcefully" took over Gaza strip. Its politics and long story. You have plenty of info on the net if you interested on that subject. [/quote] they rule through fear :verysad: [b] Hamas–Fatah conflict[/b] Human Rights Watch estimates several hundred Gazans were "maimed" and tortured in the aftermath of the Gaza War. 73 Gazan men accused of "collaborating" had their arms and legs broken by "unidentified perpetrators" and 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel, who had escaped from Gaza's main prison compound after Israel bombed the facility, were executed by Hamas security officials in the first days of the conflict.[136][137] Hamas security forces reportedly shot and tortured Palestinians who opposed Hamas rule in Gaza and openly supported Israel's attack. One victim, recovering from multiple gunshot wounds in the leg, told Human Rights Watch he was "so happy they bombed that I was giving out sweets."[136] In another case, a Palestinian had criticized Hamas in a conversation on the street with some friends. Later that day, more than a dozen armed men with black masks and red kaffiyeh took the man from his home, and brought him to a solitary area where they shot him three times in the lower legs and ankles. The man told Human Rights Watch that he was not politically active.[136] Hamas security forces attacked hundreds Fatah officials who supported Israel. Human Rights Watch interviewed one such person: "There were eight of us sitting there. We were all from Fatah. Then three masked militants broke in. They were dressed in brown camouflage military uniforms; they all had guns. They pointed their guns at us and cursed us, then they began beating us with iron rods, including a 10-year-old boy whom they hit in the face. They said we were "collaborators" and "unfaithful." They beat me with iron sticks and gun butts for 15 minutes. They were yelling: "You are happy that Israel is bombing us!" until people came out of their houses, and they withdrew.[136] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas#Hamas.E2.80.93Fatah_conflict [/quote] Thx for sharing that. Was laying in bed this morning feeling quite comfortable and thinking of the poor people in the ME and how frightened they must be to close their eyes for fear of a rocket exploding. Then I wondered why don't the "peaceful" people rise up against hamas.. apparently that isn't going to work. [/quote] It's really one of the most difficult places on earth. If Egypt opened their border to Palestinian refugees that would be a big help, but sadly many use the situation as fodder for the conflict. They don't want to give up the Gazan front. Ideology (on both sides) trumping people's lives is deplorable. [/quote]
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Reports of a loud explosion near Gaza city hospital.
Tweets coming in saying it was a car.
Drones overhead.
Stay tuned.
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