Victory for Terror

According to preliminary results, Hamas won 76 seats to 43 for the ruling Fatah party, giving them a majority in the 132-seat chamber. The turnout was 77%.

So reports the BBC. Hamas, the group which refuses to recognise Israel, and has not given up terrorism, will now take seats in a democratic parliament. Its hard to imagine how things could be worse.

Israel and the US have made it perfectly clear they will not negotiate with Hamas, and they have good reason not to. So what then happens to the peace process? In fact, was "peace process" even in the mind of Palestinians who voted common thugs to represent them?

posted by Chris Hughes @ 6:28 PM