HAMAS IS NOT AN OCCUPIER ~~ ISRAEL IS

Despite charges against Hamas by Abbas, Israel and the United States, there was no coup in Gaza. Hamas was ELECTED to represent the Palestinian people in January of 2006. It was a fair and democratic election.

If anyone is GUILTY of usurping power illegally it is Abbas, Israel and the United States for establishing an ILLEGAL government in the Occupied West Bank.
Recent claims that Hamas is prepared to 'take over' the West Bank are denied by the Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. It is dealt with in the following report from the Associated Press.