The electoral victory of Hamas is shocking. I have no wise policy advice.
This is a good time for all of us to learn about Democracy; keep our eyes wide open and watch carefully. This is an especially important lesson in democracy for Arabs.
So far no tyrant, fascist or terrorist organization has won a democratic election and had a positive outcome. Starting with the Nazi Party, moving to Algeria, Iran, Nicaragua and Hizbollah in Lebonon we are batting zero for democracy. In each case, the democratic winner abolished democracy.