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All in all, because of the above many Palestinians lost trust in the peace process, in Fateh, and in the world. 

For Palestinians it seems that there is no worse situation than the present one, what worse could happen? Palestinians show their disappointment and protest their difficult and worsening situation by voting for Hamas. They lost trust in the ‘democratic’ world; they lost hope in changing their situation through one-sided negotiations. 

In my opinion, it is important to give the desperate Palestinians hope and prove to them that the democratic world is against occupation, against violations of human rights, and of Palestinian human rights in particular. The world should be against checkpoints and daily humiliation of Palestinians, against confiscation of land and demolishing homes.  

The question remains why the world stands up now to demand Palestinians to change, while they never demand from Israel to change their treatment of the Palestinians, to stop building an apartheid wall separating between students and their schools and families from other parts. 

I am not writing to defend Hamas or to criticize the democratic world. I feel pain because I cannot help my people to have their freedom without violence because there is not enough support from the world for our non-violent struggle and peace education. I do not think that nonviolent struggle can succeed in Palestine without strong support from abroad, by pressure on Israel to respect Palestinian human rights, to humanize us in their laws, education and the military orders, which make Palestinian life hell.  

There are still peace movements in Palestine, and the majority of Palestinians want peace based on justice, respect and equality. 

                                                                                                  Dr. Noah Salameh