After Fayyad's visit, what's next for Hamas?
Former Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s visit to the Gaza Strip has raised many eyebrows as to what Hamas is holding in store for its political opponents.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — It has been said that in politics there are no permanent friends or enemies, just permanent interest. Political visions often change and shift, even if this means dealing with political opponents and enemies, and this is what is happening today with Hamas.
This saying describes the alliances and political movements taking place today in the Palestinian arena. This paradigm also seems to be at the core of Hamas’ policy in communicating with its Palestinian political opponents and in building bridges of cooperation based on interests. The two-day visit of Salam Fayyad, the former Palestinian prime minister and member of parliament in the Palestinian Legislative Council, on Dec. 2 to the Gaza Strip under the auspices of Hamas was the most recent tactic in the movement’s politics.
