Monday, January 30, 2012

Hamas Tries To Adjust To A Changing Arab World



Hamas Is In Big Trouble -- Paul Scham, The Atlantic

The Arab Spring has deprived the group of its longtime patrons and empowered its enemy at home. Can they adapt?

One of the most enduring epithets for Hamas, right up there with "terrorist," is "proxy." If you Google "Hamas Iran proxy," you get 1,750,000 hits. The idea that the relationship between Sunni Hamas, the Gaza affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood, and Shia Iran was merely a marriage of convenience and not a true love match is rejected by those who forget that most enduring maxim of Middle East politics: "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." And implicit in that maxim are two more words: "for now."

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More News On Hamas

Hamas Gaza leader heads for Iran -- Reuters
Hamas' prime minister in Gaza embarks on trip to Iran -- L.A. Times
Hamas Gaza chief leaves for regional tour -- AFP

Hamas Leader Takes Rare Trip to Jordan
-- New York Times
Hamas leader meets Jordan's king; first official visit since 1999 -- CNN
Hamas leader Khaled Meshal visits Jordan’s King Abdullah II as relations ease -- Washington Post

Hamas quietly quits Syria as violence continues -- Reuters
Hamas denies it is quitting Syria HQ -- Jerusalem Post
Report: Turkey may replace Iran as Hamas' financier -- Today's Zaman
Turkey denies promise of $300m. aid to Hamas -- Jerusalem Ppost
Our World: Hamas and the Washington establishment -- Caroline Glick, Jerusalem Post

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