But the concern now is more about the situation spiralling out of control if the Hamas administration collapses because of the current financial crunch and the rift between Hamas and Fatah. Analysts have begun considering the worst-case scenario. “Without salaries people may stop going to work, institutions could collapse, and services could stop. People could go to the streets in rebellion. It could be violent,” fears Basem Izbidi, a top political analyst. On April 22, violent clashes broke out between armed supporters of Fatah and Hamas, in which 20 Palestinians were injured. The clashes occurred soon aft er Mahmoud Abbas vetoed the appointment of Abu Samhadana, the Head of the Popular Resistance Committees, to the post of Interior Minister in the Hamas government. This prompted Mahmoud Abbas to issue a warning to Hamas that he would not tolerate such behaviour by the rebel group and asserted that he still held the political power to dismiss the Hamas led government….
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Source :- IIPM Editorial, 2006
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