Hamas still holds sway in Gaza, 16 years after 'bloody coup'
"Hamas won, Palestine lost": Amid a power struggle between Hamas and Fatah, the 16th anniversary of the terrorist group's takeover passed unnoticed.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
The 16th anniversary of Hamas’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip passed almost unnoticed on Wednesday, as the power struggle between the Islamist movement and its rivals in the ruling Fatah faction continues unabated.
Hamas’s “coup” came 18 months after it won the January 2006 parliamentary elections, which led to the formation of the first Palestinian unity government, headed by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Hamas officials claimed then that Fatah refused to accept its defeat in the parliamentary elections and worked, together with Israel, the US, and other international parties, to remove Hamas from power.
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"Hamas won, Palestine lost": Amid a power struggle between Hamas and Fatah, the 16th anniversary of the terrorist group's takeover passed unnoticed.
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
The 16th anniversary of Hamas’s violent takeover of the Gaza Strip passed almost unnoticed on Wednesday, as the power struggle between the Islamist movement and its rivals in the ruling Fatah faction continues unabated.
Hamas’s “coup” came 18 months after it won the January 2006 parliamentary elections, which led to the formation of the first Palestinian unity government, headed by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Hamas officials claimed then that Fatah refused to accept its defeat in the parliamentary elections and worked, together with Israel, the US, and other international parties, to remove Hamas from power.
more.............. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-746302