Christian candidate on Hamas ticket

Aljazeera has an interesting angle on the Palestinian elections. A Greek Orthodox Christian candidate on the Hamas ticket. He supports armed resistance to occupation but rejects actions which target civilians, pointedly mentioning the Israeli willingness to target civilians as well as resistance groups and the language games that go on around that.

Still, his association with Hamas seems contradictory given that position and Hamas' previous practice. I guess, at least, we can hope that this is some sign of the democracy process drawing Hamas towards the center because it needs to prove it has the people's support to have legitimacy even in its own eyes.

The most striking quote, in terms of understanding the guy's point of view:

"We are all - Christians and Muslims - united for a free Palestine. Our ancestors fought with the Muslim leader, Salah al-Din, against the crusaders."

Interesting times.

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