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January 30, 2006
Player of the Week, Jan. 30, 2006 - Mahmoud al-Zahar
This week's Political Player of the Week Award has to go to the alledged leader of Hamas, Mahmoud al-Zahar. (Alleged because Hamas will not officially announce a leader for fear he will be assassinated by Israel) The upset win in last week's Palestinian elections certainly ranks as one of the bigger surprises in the crazy world of Mid-East politics. Over the past few years Hamas has carefully expanded its support by filling the void left by Fatah politicians. Not only have they led the terrorist fight against Israel, but they have played a significant role in providing needed services for the poor. By providing food and educational support they showed many Palestinians that they care about more than just the destruction of their neighbor.
Their political strategy appealed not only to Palestinians anger, but their hearts, minds and stomachs, which is far more than the Fatah accomplished over the past decade. Rather than addressing the needs of their constituents, the Fatah leadership seemed more concerned with laundering aid money into personal Swiss bank accounts. This left the playing field to Hamas. Under the leadership of Mahmoud al-Zahar they took advantage in ever way imaginable and scored big time. Many political analysts recognized that Hamas was a force with the people, but no one, not Israeli intelligence, the CIA, western scholars, or news media knew the depth of that support. Mahmoud deserves this week's Political Sports Award.
Posted by Chip Spear at January 30, 2006 9:33 AM
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