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At the beginning, I did not want to get involved in the ongoing debates about the crisis of Gaza and the clashes between Fattah and Hamas, but what encouraged me to write in this issue is that our colleague Abdul Moneim Mahmoud wrote his viewpoints in his blog "Ana Ikhwan" about the Palestinian issue, so I felt that I am in need to present my viewpoint in the issue also to elucidate the difference in some points with my colleague.

When we want to propound a specific issue for debate and evaluation, there should be a study for the surrounding circumstances where decisions are taken especially when knowing that this decision was a crucial one in the history of Hamas movement.

Introduction

I want express my resent and objection against some brute images that were displayed through mass media and some childish acts for some members in Hamas beside the inhuman assassination for Samih Al-Madhun who was killed without any trial (Although he admitted perpetrating crimes before mass media) however, this is against the Islamic Sharia which prohibit such violations.

Background on the status of Gaza before Hamas seizes control

Many exchange of letters fell in my hands between the Palestinian ministry of interior headed by Said Siyam and the cabinet also many presidential offices and some Palestinian bodies and I will explore most of these exchange of letters in the report conducted between prime Minster Haniya and Abu Mazen.

In the last 10th of January, the Prime Minsiter Haniya sent a message to President Abu Mazen and says the following:

We send you the best of regards and we beseech from Allah to guide you. Some information became available in our hands recently, that point out that the security plan aims at ousting the government and to violate the democratic choice for the Palestinian people, and we can summarize these information as follows:

In this dubious ambience, ministry of interior issued a press release in 6/2 renouncing the way where vehicles are admitted and the logistic weapons through crossing points secretly and with utter blackout where there are many violations perpetrated. The press release mentioned that the ministry of the interior charges the bodies that are carrying these violations of full responsibility of the repercussions stemming from these violations.

Jad Al-Tayeh Case

One of the files focused on the exchange of letters between the minister of interior Said Siyam and other security apparatuses concerning the assassination of one of the figures in the Palestinian intelligence Jad Al-Tiyh where the General Rachid Abu Shibak was commissioned to carry out the cross-examinations in the case. Through these letters, it seems that there was a good cooperation between Said Siyam concerning this case and that there is a security lobby that wanted the cross-examination to result in accusing some figures in Hamas of assassinating the man.

One of the main differences between Haniyah’s government and the Palestinian presidency is the issue of separating between organization, administration and finance for the internal security forces and those of national security.

The contradiction between the jurisdictions of the ministry of interior and the different security apparatuses, the insistence from the part of security apparatuses to depict the weakness of the ministry of interior and not to abide by his rules. This was clear in the message sent from the ministry of interior Said Siyamm to the premier in 19/1/2007 where this letter mentioned some points and decisions nullified by Abu Mazen and this is a clear violation for the specializations of the ministry of interior, and these points according to Siyam are as follows:

Truth must be Said

Dear Abdul Moneim Mahmoud

First, I differ with you in the way you explored the issue and not your way of presenting it

Of course we refuse utterly what happened for our Palestinian bothers whether from Fattah and Hamas, and I refuse utterly your conclusion that Hamas should not have participated in political process but I should respect your viewpoint.

Yet there is an inevitable question, what would be the fate of Haams if it refused to participate since the beginning of Oslo Accords and of course you know the answer and the bloods of martyrs are evidence on that especially the case of Emad and Adel Awadallah.

There are many cases were targeted and detained after Hamas’s political participation.

The second point I would like to mention about Muhammd Nizal’s talk about their predictions that they could not win the elections overwhelmingly, Osama Hamadan when I met him said that the Hamas Supreme committee for elections was sure that Hamas would won elections with absolute majority.

The third point, of course there were many rejected practices made by some members of Hamas and we should put it within its normal context, which is the context of the persecuted, any persecuted person should seek defense, was the assassination of Shawishisco the dictator of Romania a crime in law? Of course I refuse this way.

Why are the youth of Islamic Awakening always blame ourselves and never put matters in right track and evaluate it objectively. What would Dahlan’s team do if Hamas did not participate in the political process.

Frankly I will keep convinced with my viewpoints that Hamas was forced to carry out these actions within this persecution. If we peel out layers and go to the year 1993, what was the fate of Hamas? It suffered from all kinds of persecution, liquidation, torture and detainment when there was something called PLO. After its participation in political life it practiced its activities in an ambience of slight freedom. Perhaps some may say theta there was weakness in resistance. Anyone understands policy should deduce that any resistance without a political umbrella is an absurd and futile resistance.

Through some maneuvers, Hamas was able to hit some targets meanwhile; the team of Dahlan emerged in Fattah to lead the policy of extirpating Hamas. So the path of war changed, after being a mere political competition between assuming power, it became a war of existence for Hamas. If Hamas retreated, the result would not only be extirpating of the movement but the collapse in the project of resistance.

Of course there are some historical moments that need crucial decisions void of any emotions and media effects.

Hamas failed in the war of media in order to convince people with truth or to pave way for the masses to understand this fact.

Concerning the resolution proposed by Moneim

I believe it is illogic at all because Hamas is an outcome of fair elections, so if elections are to be repeated would that cause the success of Fattah who became notorious for its corruption especially Dahlan who has dubious agendas and many other reasons. If we supposed Fattah will win, can Hamas go back to resistance? And who will allow the movement this while it is in opposition.

According to my viewpoints, I believe that the only assumption is the return of dialogue between Fattah and Hamas under an Arab censorship, and this is what Hama called for. I believe in the failure of any Palestinian faction seeks the exemption of the others.