Saturday May, 6, 2006

I'm Predicting:

The outcome of student elections often predicts the results of national elections.
There were two recent elections for student government in the Palestinian Authority, one at Al Quds University and one at Bethlehem University.

In both cases Fatah won.
In Bethlehem Fatah won 16 seats and Hamas won only 8 seats.

The pendulum might actually be swinging back toward the middle in the Palestinian Authority. It looks as if Hamas is beginning to lose luster in the eyes of the Palestinian people.
Only time will tell, but if the monies dry up and if international diplomacy continues to lock Hamas out, then Hamas may be ousted from office by the same people who brought them in.

I am predicting that Hamas will have an ugly end in politics.