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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-772820
Hamas Is Seen as Representative of the Palestinians
(Jerusalem Post) Itamar Marcus - The Palestinian Authority and Fatah, by giving unrestrained support to Hamas' massacre, have helped galvanize the entire Palestinian population behind the ISIS-like atrocities and behind Hamas. PA and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas justified the massacres as the Palestinian "right to self-defense" and called Israel's counterattack "Israeli escalation against our people." The PA and Fatah, with their own actions, have handed the loyalty of the West Bank on a silver platter to Hamas, which must now be recognized as the uncontested representative - not only of the Palestinian people, but also of Fatah and Abbas himself. The writer is director of Palestinian Media Watch.