More on Gaza

There is an interesting document (.doc) on the IDF website which gives the ratio of terror attacks perpetrated versus those prevented since the beginning of the Intafada.
Also there is a report in Haaretz that the Egyptians are carrying on negotiations with Hamas to insure stability in Gaza after the pullout. I think that Israel is very lucky right now to have Hamas. Hamas will turn out to be a moderate force for anti-corruption, and transparency in the government. Also I think that the only person who propels the myth of "Palestinian nationalism" is Arafat, after he is gone, total anarchy will ensue. The desperate groups within Gaza will all try and assume power simultaneously. Hamas might be a powerful enough force to remind everyone that they are a "united people" and should have the decency to act like it. It that way Israel might have a negotiating partner in the coming years (versus the distant future). I think Hamas is much more dangerous as a rouge terrorist group, than as a significant minority in a Palestinian government. Politicians compromise, terrorists don't.