Hamasization of the Middle East [Archives:2006/919/Letters to the Editor]

Dr. Abdulrahman Alhuthaify
arahmanhezam@yahoo.com
The sweeping victory of hamas in Palestinian elections sends messages in various directions. The first message is to the west that u cannot tell nations who should be their rulers. If u r serious about democracy, then u have to accept its results and respect the will of the people. There is no doubt that the west especially the U.S. is in a dilemma. It has considered hamas a terrorist group and now it has to deal with it sooner or later

The second and more important message is to Arab rulers that any true democratic election will mean the end of their grip on power. The result in Palestine is a victory for Mahmoud Abbass who is now the first Arab leader to held fair elections. A comparison between the attitude of Fatah and that of the ruling party in Egypt shows that Fatah has also won the admiration of the Arab masses for being the first Arab ruling party to give up power in elections.
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