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How Hamas is reasserting itself in Gaza using money, manpower and force
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Feb 01, 2009 03:46pm |
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| Category | General |
| Media | Newspaper - Daily Telegraph |
| News Date | Sunday, February 1, 2009 09:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The 41-year-old farmer had simply been queuing for foreign food aid at a shabby distribution point in Zeitoun, a crowded refugee township south of Gaza City.
But as a member of Fatah, the rival Palestinian faction which is supported by the West, he was regarded by the Hamas men as an enemy.
More than a month after Israel launched Operation Cast Lead to end rocket attacks from Gaza on its southern cities, Hamas is reasserting itself as the dominant force in the Palestinian enclave.
The radical Islamic movement is now back in control over the streets and doing everything possible to entrench its influence.
Mr Rafiah was one of its victims: the Hamas men set upon him with sticks and rifle butts, battering him until he was driven away, bleeding from long, broken weals on his chest and legs.
"Those people are very clear, you are either with us or against us," he said. "They use religion for politics and the end result is that neither is any good for the people.
"I am from Fatah, I'll say it loud and clear. We will get nothing from Hamas but aggression and attacks."
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