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Gazan Activists Looking at Hamas
(Christian Science Monitor) Kristen Chick - As Arab populations rose up in revolt against their dictators this year, Gazan protesters who called for unity among Palestinian leaders were shut down by their increasingly repressive Hamas rulers. While youths who led the charge against corrupt and dictatorial regimes in other countries emerged empowered and exhilarated, young Gazans have been left embarrassed, disillusioned, and envious. "We as Palestinians used to deliver the revolution. We used to give the lessons on how we can struggle for our rights," says activist Samah Ahmed. "But here...why are we not allowed to talk about our rights?" The anger and resentment is increasingly directed at the Hamas government, and activists say it won't go away.