Posted by Miriam Cotton http://www.irishexaminer.com/irishexaminer/pages/story....1.asp We wrote to the author yesterday: "Re: Article by Nadia Abu El-Magd, published in yesterday's Irish Examiner, 'Israel set to release 250 Palestinian prisoners'. Dear Nadia Since the election Israel and the US have been doing everything possible to bring about the current crisis. In our latest media shot we have quoted The New York Times which reported that: This economic violence was a precursor to Hamas' military violence, which was in itself a response to the real threat of a US-backed Fatah coup. Hamas cannot be excused for it's recent violence, but would any other democratically elected government allow foreign forces to undermine its democratic mandate in favour of a group widely regarded as corrupt and incompetent? Why does your article accept the legitimacy of the new Palestinian Authority – imposed on Palestinians, without question? We await a response.
on June 27, 2007, 3:52 pm
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In your article you refer to "the Hamas militants expulsion from the coalition government." This statement is misleading. As with Fatah, Hamas have both militant and political sides. It was Hamas, the democratically elected political group, that have been forced from government. In elections last year, Hamas won an outright majority of the votes and 76 of the 136 seats in their parliament.
"Since the election victory of Hamas in January 2006, the United States and Israel have worked to isolate and damage Hamas and build up Fatah with recognition and weaponry."
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Miriam Cotton &
David Manning
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