Democracy in Palestine

So Hamas gets elected. I haven't heard that the results were contested. George Bush has been championing democracy in the Middle East. So Bush and the rest of the western nations will have nothing to do with democratically elected Hamas. They will impose severe sanctions hoping to make things so bad for the Palestinians that they will change their minds about their choice. What message does this send to the Arab world?

Ok, so Hamas has not been very nice through the years. They are classed as terrorists. They refuse to accept the existence of Israel. It has been suggested that the Palestinians, frustrated and disgusted with the corruption of Fatah, cast a protest vote which got out of hand. Poor Palestine!

Meanwhile, Arabs will be wondering why the western champions of democracy condemn a democratic result.