1.  Define the following as used in the article:

• theocracy, unilateral (para. 1)
• jihad (4)
• partisans (5)

2.  What is the main goal of Hamas?

3.  Fatah has been the ruling party of the Palestinian Authority since 1994.  How did Fatah (physically and verbally) react to Hamas taking control?

4.  How did the following leaders react to Hamas' election victory and refusal to renounce their terrorist activities?
-President Bush
-Defense Minster Mofaz of Israel
-Prime Minister Blair of England
-Prime Minister de Villepin of France
-Kofi Annan, U.N. Secretary-General

5.  What is unusual about the reaction of the leaders in question #4?

6.  How does the reaction of leaders in the Muslim world differ from the reaction of Western leaders?

7.  The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has compiled recent statements made by various leaders of Hamas.  (Read the translations here.)
Based on their own words, do you think that Hamas, as the officially elected leadership of the Palestinian Authority, will end their terrorist activities?  Explain your answer.