Netanyahu: Gazans will have the power to topple Hamas regime

[Chris]

Netanyahu: Gazans will have the power to topple Hamas regime
By ETGAR LEFKOVITS

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the vast majority of Muslim societies would choose advancement and progress over radicalism and terror, and predicted that the Hamas regime in Gaza would fall in the future. "In the struggle of darkness and terror versus advancement and prosperity, the vast majority of Muslim societies would pick advancement and prosperity," Netanyahu said in an address before the graduating class of the National Security College during a ceremony at Jerusalem's Hebrew University.

"We have seen this in Teheran and in the West Bank and tomorrow, we will see it in Gaza," he added. Netanyahu noted that the question for the Palestinian Authority running the West Bank, where he is seeking to promote the Palestinian economy as a cornerstone to a future peace deal, is "do they progress economically like Dubai, or do they go backwards like Gaza?" The premier opined that the Palestinians in Gaza would get rid of their Islamic rulers if they had the power to do so, and predicted that in the future they would be able to.

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[Chris]

Netanyahu: Gazans want to overthrow Hamas
By Haaretz Service

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the Palestinian residents of Gaza wanted to replace the current Hamas government, and that they will eventually be successful, Army Radio reported. Speaking at a graduation ceremony in Jerusalem's National Security College, Netanyahu said "If the Palestinians in Gaza had the power to overthrow the government, they would. And I tell you, they will have that power."

Netanyahu also addressed the recently publicized law of Gaza that requires female attorneys to don head coverings in court, saying that "the fact that the Hamas government is forcing women to wear head coverings is not making the organization popular among Palestinians." The prime minister warned against extreme Islamists gaining nuclear weapons, saying that the desire for nuclear weapons stems from the fact that the religious fanatics are losing power. "The only thing that can slow the dwindling of the radical Islam is if it obtains nuclear weapons, and that understanding is becoming prevalent among world leaders," he declared.

more............Netanyahu: Gazans want to overthrow Hamas - Haaretz - Israel News

[Chris]

Netanyahu: Gazans Don’t Want Hamas - News Briefs - Israel National News

Netanyahu: Gazans Don’t Want Hamas
Reported: 21:22 PM - Jul/28/09

(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Tuesday evening that if they could, the Arab residents of Gaza would throw off the Hamas government. “If only the people in Gaza had the power to throw off the government, they would do so, and I believe that they will one day have that power,” he said.

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Netanyahu: Gazans Don’t Want Hamas - News Briefs - Israel National News

Netanyahu: Gazans Don’t Want Hamas
Reported: 21:22 PM - Jul/28/09

(IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Tuesday evening that if they could, the Arab residents of Gaza would throw off the Hamas government. “If only the people in Gaza had the power to throw off the government, they would do so, and I believe that they will one day have that power,” he said.

Chris, just what "might we read into this statement by Bibi"?

[Suzanne]

Chris, just what "might we read into this statement by Bibi"?

I read this thread last night, and I couldn't figure out what Netanyahu really meant. Is he encouraging the people of Gaza to take control of it away from Hamas, or was there another meaning? I'm interested in what other people think about it.