Hamas Clamps Down In Gaza
July 31st, 2009 by Blake
Diaa Hadid in the Huffington Post surveys the two diverging trajectories that Gaza and the West bank are headed. On the one hand, Hadid writes, Hamas has been emboldened to enforce a strict “virtue campaign” in the traditionally conservative Gaza. The Gaza Strip is economically isolated and suffering economically from a crippling embargo. The more secular and tolerant West Bank, on the other hand, is enjoying economic growth, thanks in large part to robust foreign aid.
Gazan human rights activist Hamdi Shakour blames Israel’s blockade on Gaza for isolating Gazan society and leading to increased extremism in Hamas. Abdullah Abu Jarbou, the Hamas deputy religious affairs minister said that the groups would “gradually” move to implement Islamic law.
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