Een hoopvol bericht. Hamas is onder andere zo populair vanwege het sociale netwerk dat men heeft opgezet, en vanwege de corruptie binnen Fatah. Als Fatah beide zaken aanpakt kan het zijn populariteit verhogen ten koste van die van Hamas. Overigens geniet Fatah op het moment volgens verschillende peilingen meer steun dan Hamas.
Meer dan 100 instituties klinkt veel, maar dit is op een totaal van 2400. Uiteraard kan de regering niet zomaar allerlei klinieken of welzijnsclubs sluiten, zonder dat deze de wet overtreden, en zonder dat het voor alternatieven zorgt. Scholen waar wordt onderwezen dat het de heilige plicht van iedere moslim is om voor Allah te sterven en 'verraders' hard gestraft zullen worden, zetten de bevolking op tegen de seculiere regering en overtreden daarmee waarschijnlijk de wet. De staat heeft niet alleen een monopolie op geweld en handhaving van de wet, maar ook op het leveren van basisvoorzieningen aan de bevolking. Uiteraard brengt dit ook verplichtingen met zich mee.
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Palestinian government shuts 103 groups
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer
Mon Aug 27, 11:01 PM ET
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_re_mi_ea/palestinians_hamas;_ylt=Ape8MH5SiCwXL7vNUUa6kCcSewgF
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The moderate Palestinian government has ordered the closure of more than 100 institutions in the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Monday, in an apparent crackdown against the Islamic Hamas.
Fayyad said implementation of the order began Sunday. But it was unclear how Fayyad's government would carry out the edict in Gaza, which Hamas has ruled since violently taking over the territory in June. That amplified a power struggle between Hamas and the more moderate Fatah that began with a sweeping Hamas victory in a 2006 parliamentary election.
The government cited violation of laws governing civil groups for the order, and Fayyad denied the decision was aimed at Hamas alone.
But he added, "When there is a violation of the law, should I stop there and say there is a sensitivity because this institution might be a Hamas one? This is not acceptable."
The order appeared aimed at Hamas because its strength is based on a network of groups that provide welfare to many Palestinians. Its strongest social welfare base is in the Gaza Strip, but it also has groups in the West Bank.
Fayyad said the closure orders were part of a wider reform. He would not list the targeted institutions but said their bank accounts would be frozen. Of the 2,400 registered institutions, 103 are to be closed, officials said.
Fayyad said the affected institutions could appeal to Palestinian courts.
He said his government would provide for those harmed by the shutting down of the groups.
"Our responsibility as an authority is to look after all sectors of society, especially those vulnerable groups that need help," he said. "We are the address for that. The Palestinian Authority is committed to these needs."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070828/ap_on_re_mi_ea/palestinians_hamas;_ylt=Ape8MH5SiCwXL7vNUUa6kCcSewgF
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The moderate Palestinian government has ordered the closure of more than 100 institutions in the West Bank and Gaza, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Monday, in an apparent crackdown against the Islamic Hamas.
Fayyad said implementation of the order began Sunday. But it was unclear how Fayyad's government would carry out the edict in Gaza, which Hamas has ruled since violently taking over the territory in June. That amplified a power struggle between Hamas and the more moderate Fatah that began with a sweeping Hamas victory in a 2006 parliamentary election.
The government cited violation of laws governing civil groups for the order, and Fayyad denied the decision was aimed at Hamas alone.
But he added, "When there is a violation of the law, should I stop there and say there is a sensitivity because this institution might be a Hamas one? This is not acceptable."
The order appeared aimed at Hamas because its strength is based on a network of groups that provide welfare to many Palestinians. Its strongest social welfare base is in the Gaza Strip, but it also has groups in the West Bank.
Fayyad said the closure orders were part of a wider reform. He would not list the targeted institutions but said their bank accounts would be frozen. Of the 2,400 registered institutions, 103 are to be closed, officials said.
Fayyad said the affected institutions could appeal to Palestinian courts.
He said his government would provide for those harmed by the shutting down of the groups.
"Our responsibility as an authority is to look after all sectors of society, especially those vulnerable groups that need help," he said. "We are the address for that. The Palestinian Authority is committed to these needs."
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