Analysis: Fighting Between Hamas and Fatah Rages Across Gaza

Mark Perry, Conflicts Forum: What we saw today in Gaza was a clear Hamas victory. They have won everything except for a small portion of Gaza. --- I agree with my colleague. This is about power and politics. This isn't secular versus religious; this is about who governs. Hamas is really a moderate organization. We don't look at an Islamist group as a moderate organization, but if Gaza and the West Bank descend into chaos, we're not going to get Fatah replacing Hamas. We're going to get al-Qaida. --- It's time to start talking with Islamist moderate groups, no matter how distasteful we think about it. We have to start recognizing legitimate Islamist groups that win elections. Hamas won an election.