This Jerusalem Post analysis notes the split in Hamas exposed by the kidnapping of Cpl. Gilad Shalit. Hamas gunmen are answering to Khaleed Meshaal and the Syrian-based leadership, and not Prime Minister Ismail Haniyah and the Gaza-based leadership. Are we witnessing, as Mahmoud Abbas might put it, “Three authorities, three laws, and three guns?”
Come to think of it, add two more “authorities” and guns to the mix. WorldNetDaily reports that Syria and Iran are pressuring Meshaal not to release Shalit.
