Peter Beaumont and Hazem Balousha report on how Hamas has survived despite Israel's bombardment of Gaza

Israel's ferocious bombardment of Gaza was intended to teach its radical Islamist government a permanent lesson. But after three weeks of fighting, Hamas has not been battered into submission. And, amid the rubble, the organisation's prestige among many of the Palestinians remains intact. Peter Beaumont and Hazem Balousha in Gaza City report There is little left to see of the house that once belon

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"The majority of Fatah want to join the current battle, while the leadership remains committed to calm. Fatah can seize the golden opportunity now in order to restore its national credibility by engaging. If not, Fatah and the PLO will be pronounced dead within a very short period of time."

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Jan. 18/’"The outcome already is that Hamas has realised that it can't do anything on its own," says Zaki Chehab, a journalist with Al Hayat and author of Inside Hamas.’/’ "The majority of Fatah want to join the current battle, while the leadership remains committed to calm…’