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Informed Comment: Moderates Must Give up Moderation:
Jordanian Press on Gaza

Informed Comment: Moderates Must Give up Moderation:<br> Jordanian Press on Gaza: ". . . Yasir Abu-Hilalah writes an article in Al-Ghadd[Tomorrow] on page 26, in which the writer discusses the elements of strength that HAMAS has. He says that HAMAS has around 25,000 fighters, who need training and weapons. He says that the Israelis admit that HAMAS has grown more professional after its control of the Gaza Strip and managed to smuggle a large amount of weapons and explosives through tunnels. He adds that HAMAS has hundreds of male and female suicide bombers. Then, HAMAS has rockets, which constitute a 'real force of deterrence' despite the fact that these rockets are not sophisticated . . .
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