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Hamas Rejects Donors Conference
By Micah Halpern

Thursday March 5, 2009

I've Been Thinking:

Hamas has rejected the Donors' Conference that raised $5 billion for Gaza and humanitarian aid.

Hamas called the Conference an act of extortion in order to strengthen Abbas.

Here is the issue at hand:
Hamas has control over Gaza and their influence is growing.
Hamas wants international recognition.
Abbas has international recognition.

Abbas does not have control over Gaza which means that he does not have overall control of the entire Palestinian pie which is what he wants.

The crux of the issue is the dispute between the PA and Hamas.

This conflict will not simply be smoothed over.

The tensions are deeper than the West realizes, they symbolize the real inner conflicts between Palestinians.

Other differences should not be minimized, like the deep religious differences and the deep political chasms which have to do with families, power and money - but this is paramount.

Bottom line is that in Gaza, Hamas is in control.
If Hamas is not in control, it will not happen.
And Hamas was not in control of the Donors' Conference.

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