(Ha'aretz) Zvi Bar'el - Hamas had long awaited this situation. If Arafat, whether alive or dead, is gone from the leadership, Hamas will share the status of anyone with pretensions to rule, whether he be named Abu Mazen, Fatah, or the PLO itself. When Hamas talks about a unified leadership, it means its own representation may even exceed that of Fatah.
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