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<blockquote data-quote="JosephZ" data-source="post: 77644249" data-attributes="member: 396496"><p><em>Hamas, an Islamist party, beat </em><a href="https://www.usip.org/palestinian-politics-timeline-2006-election" target="_blank"><em><strong>Fatah, a <u>secular</u> movement</strong></em></a><em>, in the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council elections. Factional fighting erupted after the two parties failed to reach a power-sharing agreement. Hundreds died. The Palestinian Territories divided into two polities: Hamas ruled Gaza, and Fatah led the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank.</em></p><p></p><p>It's also important to remember that the last election in Gaza was in 2006. 70% of Palestinians in Gaza today are under the age of 30. Anyone under the age of 35 were either not born yet or were too young to vote when the 2006 election was held. When Hamas did win in 2006, it won with just 44% of the vote. This leaves only a tiny percentage (Less than 15% ?) of Palestinians alive today who voted for Hamas. </p><p></p><p>Palestinians, for the most part, don't trust Israel or the IDF, and Israel has had a blockade on Gaza, controlling the movement of people going in and out since Hamas took over. Gaza is only 25 miles long and 4 to 8 miles wide, and Palestinians in Gaza live in an environment where doing anything against Hamas could pose significant risks to their lives, livelihoods, and families. It's not like the Palestinians have had anyone they trust to report the building of tunnels over the past several years or an assurance of their safety if they did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JosephZ, post: 77644249, member: 396496"] [I]Hamas, an Islamist party, beat [/I][URL='https://www.usip.org/palestinian-politics-timeline-2006-election'][I][B]Fatah, a [U]secular[/U] movement[/B][/I][/URL][I], in the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Council elections. Factional fighting erupted after the two parties failed to reach a power-sharing agreement. Hundreds died. The Palestinian Territories divided into two polities: Hamas ruled Gaza, and Fatah led the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank.[/I] It's also important to remember that the last election in Gaza was in 2006. 70% of Palestinians in Gaza today are under the age of 30. Anyone under the age of 35 were either not born yet or were too young to vote when the 2006 election was held. When Hamas did win in 2006, it won with just 44% of the vote. This leaves only a tiny percentage (Less than 15% ?) of Palestinians alive today who voted for Hamas. Palestinians, for the most part, don't trust Israel or the IDF, and Israel has had a blockade on Gaza, controlling the movement of people going in and out since Hamas took over. Gaza is only 25 miles long and 4 to 8 miles wide, and Palestinians in Gaza live in an environment where doing anything against Hamas could pose significant risks to their lives, livelihoods, and families. It's not like the Palestinians have had anyone they trust to report the building of tunnels over the past several years or an assurance of their safety if they did. [/QUOTE]
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