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Source: http://jcpa.org/has-the-arab-spring-reached-gaza/
Has the "Arab Spring" Reached Gaza?
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Yoni Ben Menachem - Two years ago, on the advice of Palestinian Intelligence Chief Majed Faraj, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas decided to impose sanctions on Gaza and worsen the economic situation there to make it so dire that Gazan residents will rebel against Hamas. Fatah spokesman Osama al-Qawasmeh appeared on official Palestinian television and called on the Gaza demonstrators to continue their demonstrations.