From Time Magazine:
Eyebrows were raised around the world Aug. 14 when Hamas security forces in Rafah swiftly, and brutally, destroyed an al-Qaeda-inspired group that had proclaimed the southern Gaza town an "Islamic emirate." After all, Hamas is listed by the U.S. and the European Union as a terrorist organization, and many in the West don't expect an avowedly Islamist political organization to forcefully suppress jihadist groups.
Yet, that's exactly what happened when pro-al-Qaeda cleric Abdel Latif Moussa gathered about 100 of his heavily armed supporters in a mosque to denounce Hamas rule and declared himself the "Islamic prince" of the new "emirate." Hamas security men moved in to disarm the group, and 24 people, including Moussa and about 20 of his followers, were killed in the ensuing firefight.
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My Comment: It is a sad reflection on the plight of the Palestinian people that these groups are the only groups present on the political scene. There is no moderate or third point of view present that can compete against the policies and objectives of Hamas, Fatah, or any other extremist group. Instead ... what they have is very bad to suicidal bad .... and there is no sign of moderation in the future.
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