Running a Government? Nah… Killing Jews? Sure!!

It looks like Hamas is throwing itself on its sword, kind of.

GAZA, Nov. 10 — Hamas committed today to folding its eight-month government if that would restore the international assistance that was cut off after it won national elections earlier this year.

In a shrewd and dramatic speech, the Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniyah, said he would likely resign in the next “two or three weeks” to make way for a national unity government more acceptable to international donors than Hamas, the organization responsible for the deadliest attacks against Israel.

From my point of view, it looks likes Hamas wants to shed the responsibilty of actually running the government while still holding the position of Designated Jew Killer.

I’m not inclined to take that deal. The Palestinian people elected Hamas to run their government, and they’re stuck with it until the next election. If Haniyah were truly interested in the people who elected him, he would have spent his time in office building an actual government isntead of using the resources of his people to kill more Jews.

I have no sympathy for the Palestinians. In the past decade, they have had plenty of chances to build a working economy, bring themselves out of their abject poverty, and take their place as a legitimate nation in the world. They’ve squandered every chance and I’m not inclined to give them another.

If they want help, let them help themselves first.

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