Hamas Victory In Palestine

The shock victory of the Islamic fundamentalist Hamas in the Palestinian elections has raised some very major concerns for the world. Based on the movement’s past history of suicide bombings and attacks on the Jewish state, there is indeed a fear of how Palestine will now develop in terms of its relationships with Israel and the West.

However, the Hamas victory is the direct consequence of what the West wanted - a democratically elected government in Palestine. Something which the West encouraged and nurtured, and that is one of the consequences with Democracy. Any party can win power provided enough people vote for them. As international observers noted, the Palestinian elections were a fair and “clean” election, and the Palestinian people voted in support of Hamas for various reasons.

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