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There is still another way:

The worst miscalculation Hamas could make is to confuse the Abbas camp's zeal for the prize with evidence of its value. It is clear that the Palestinian Authority cannot be a vehicle for Palestinian liberation. It is better to withdraw all recognition from it, let it collapse, or let those who want it inherit its empty shell, than spill a single drop of blood trying to preserve it. In the eyes of its supporters, Hamas' legitimacy, which has grown despite the international boycott, does not stem from its formal position within the PA, but from its steadfastness in the face of the occupation.

Hamas and all other factions committed to resisting occupation should focus on intensified civil struggle and solidarity. This is the best way to isolate those who would push for civil war in order to retain their privileges and power. Recent acts of civil resistance in which thousands of unarmed Palestinians intervened to prevent Israeli assassinations and air raids in Gaza demonstrated the immense potential for creative nonviolence that could make Israel's apartheid system powerless.

Hasan Abu Nimah and Ali Abunimah/electronicIntifada 20.Dec.06
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Ali Abunimah was on CSPAN/BookTV this past week, making eminent articulate sense, being interviewed by Ron Kampeas, Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Another exercise in sadistic ugliness and hubristic swagger. Like watching Frederick Douglas debate the existence of souls in the Negro race, with a slave-owner.