Young Palestinians Ponder Future Under Hamas ; Election Win Brings Anxiety to Ramallah
The Washington Times › January 30, 2006
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The large-screen television in the dimly lit Almond's Bar and Restaurant glowed with images of jubilant children in green headbands celebrating Hamas' stunning election landslide this week throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
As the crowd of Palestinian university students trickled in Thursday evening, they ordered pints of beer and pondered what the Islamist militant party's slogan of "reform and change" would bring after Hamas took majority control of parliament. Drink up, they chuckled to themselves, the next round could be their last before alcohol is banned.See the full content of this document
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Young Palestinians Ponder Future Under Hamas ; Election Win Brings Anxiety to Ramallah
"Soon the bars will be serving only zam zam on tap," said Aissa Totah, 24, using the Arabic word for Islamic holy water. "That's what's going to happen."
Nowhere is the hang...See the full content of this document
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