Hamas: We Never Expected This

by Charles Lenchner · 2009-01-21 05:57:00 UTC
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Hamas leader Khaled Meshal is pretty open about his organization being caught by surprise by the intensity of the Israeli assault:

The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram quoted Hamas' political leader Khaled Meshal on Tuesday as saying his Islamist group was surprised by the force Israel recently used against it in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas also expected more solidarity from the Arab world:

"We had relied on the Arab street," Meshal is quoted as saying. These protests never took place, although there were major demonstrations around the world against Israel for its actions in Gaza.

I wonder if there will be any leadership changes in Hamas over the next few months. Sounds like they are guilty of serious strategic errors.

Read more in Haaretz.

Charles Lenchner
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