| Hamas campaigns repelling teens leaping through hoops { January 23 2006 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5168822http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5168822
Middle East Campaigning Ends in Palestinian Elections by Eric Westervelt
All Things Considered, January 23, 2006 · Campaigning for this week's Palestinian parliamentary elections officially ended Monday. Opinion polls show many Palestinians are fed up with the ruling Fatah movement, and the militant Islamist group Hamas is expected to make a strong showing in Wednesday's voting.
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On the eve of elections in what it calls liberated Gaza, Hamas is playing to its hardcore base. Some 5,000 Hamas supporters at a Gaza City rally cheer as militant teens in full camouflage battle gear repel off of 5 story homes and swoop down on ropes into the crowd. This kids, Jihadi boy scouts, Hamas style, then pump their fists before leaping through hoops of fire.
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