Female Palestinian Hamas supporters chant slogans as they attend a pre-election campaign rally organised by the Hamas movement in Gaza City Monday, Jan. 23, 2006. (AP)
Hamas Poised for Big Showing Story aired: Monday, January 23, 2006
With just two days to go before Palestinians vote in their first parliamentary elections in a decade, polls show the Islamic group Hamas prepared to post big wins.
Hamas is the biggest challenge to the ruling Fatah party which is led by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas. Despite millions of dollars in U.S. and European aid, Fatah has been unable to hold onto its lead.
Guests:
Matt Rees, contributing editor to Time
Fouad Moughrabi, chair of the political science dept at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga and the founder of the Qattan Center for Educational Research and Development in Ramallah
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