ASSESSMENTS

Palestinian Territories: Cutting Out the Competition

Aug 17, 2009 | 23:39 GMT

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Summary

An uneasy calm is hanging over the Gaza Strip following an Aug. 14 shootout at a mosque between Hamas and a rival jihadist group, which had declared the birth of an Islamic emirate in Gaza. Hamas was quick to crush the group and reassert its authority, but it can no longer conceal the threat it faces from transnational jihadist groups trying to hijack the Palestinian militant campaign.

Hamas defeats a rival jihadist group but remains vulnerable to others trying to undermine its authority....

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