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"Islamic Fatah"

[Ha'aretz] Amira Hass - "A week ago I wouldn't have believed that Fatah could get so many of its people on the streets and that its armed men would openly attack the armed Hamas men," said Majd, a Gaza resident. In recent months, a new tension has arisen in light of the tendency of Hamas spokesmen to portray their government as God's choice and themselves as God's representatives on earth. In Gaza, the vast majority of people are faithful Muslims and the appropriation of Islam by Hamas is angering Fatah people, many of whom are starting to display more signs of piety. "It won't be long before we start calling ourselves Islamic Fatah," commented one person in the movement that used to be considered secular-democratic.
2006-12-22 01:00:00
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