Shaken Hamas Still in Control of Gaza

[AP/Washington Post] Karin Laub - Hamas policemen in Gaza are on edge and on the move these days. Worried about Israeli missiles, they mostly roam the streets away from their compounds. The once media-friendly Hamas cabinet has been meeting in secret and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh hasn't been sighted since January, breaking his routine of leading weekly prayers at a local mosque. Yet Hamas faces no serious internal opposition, and its current state is shaken but in control.


2008-02-21 01:00:00

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