Is Hamas planning to take over the West Bank? – analysis
Hamas is planning to stage a non-violent coup against the Palestinian Authority by taking control of universities, unions and other institutions in the West Bank, Tawfik Tirawi, former head of the PA General Intelligence Service, has warned.
The warning followed Hamas’s victory in the recent election for student council at Bir Zeit University, north of Ramallah, and in some professional unions.
It also followed claims that several Hamas members from the Ramallah area had planned to carry out attacks against key PA security and civilian installations.
It also followed claims that several Hamas members from the Ramallah area had planned to carry out attacks against key PA security and civilian installations.
Hamas has denied any connection to the weapons.
A senior Palestinian official told The Jerusalem Post that the PA has briefed Egypt and other Arab and foreign parties about Hamas’s alleged coup.
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