Under the ceasefire arrangement agreed with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas enjoyed enormous political success, taking power with a landslide victory in parliamentary elections in January.Can you imagine anybody bothering with the idea that Bin Laden belongs to the "political wing" of Al Qaeda?
So far this does not amount to a complete change in Hamas's position but if it were to return to widespread militant activity, the question would be how Israel might respond, our correspondent adds.
In the past, it has refused to differentiate between political and armed wings, assassinating a number of Hamas leaders, including its founder, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
"Political Wing" Myth Watch
From the BBC, of course:
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