Quote Originally Posted by rvg View Post
Well, in all honesty the Hamas in Gaza are the only ones that have the balls to act like a real government and actually achieve some results. The Ramallah government is more of a provincial administration with not much political leverage. Seriously, if I were a Palestinian I'd support Hamas and dismiss Fatah as a joke faction that is incapable of achieving any tangible results.
The West Bank is less viable as it has been carved up. You can't travel across it (if you are Palestinian) without lining up at several checkpoints (and the stories about soldiers abusing people at those are grim and depressing). Gaza - while poorer and generally crappier in terms of land and aspect, at least has some freedom of movement within it.