"The Legislative and Local Elections 2006", an Article by Bassam ash-Shakʿa

Handwritten by Bassam ash-Shakʿa, this 3-page article addresses the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections, which ended in Hamas’s victory with the most seats, referring to the reasons for Fatah’s drawback that year as having to do with its regressive positions and dismantling its bases while Hamas controlled the armed resistance. Moreover, ash-Shakʿa discusses the Palestinian Authority’s position from the armed resistance and the nature of its relationship with Hamas, in addition to the threats made by the U.S. Administration, Israel and the European Union to Hamas winning the elections, as this may hinder their goal of forming a legislative council which surrenders to their powers.