CNN
Cnn: Hamas' Past Casts Shadow Over Peace Plans
The world tries to cope with the Hamas victory in the Palestinian election of January, 2006. Speculation abounds as to the direction Hamas will take as they assume leadership roles. 1/2006
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Requiem for Palestinian Reform [Pdf]
The author discusses the efforts to establish democratic reforms in the Palestinian government and how the effects of the elections of 2006 (the election of Hamas) brought those reforms to a halt.