A few things to check out.

Quick sidenote before I head to bed (it's 1:30 AM here in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). Here's an interesting editorial in the Saudi Gazette calling for Hamas to "abdicate." Hmm.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009010525791

Also from the Saudi Gazette, an article by Dr. James J. Zogby, the president of the Arab American Institute. Interestingly, I read this after my initial post, and it seems he and I share a lot of the same views at this moment.

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2009010525837

And, if you're interested, a timeline of events relevant to the current Palestine-Israel conflict.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/04/world/20090104_ISRAEL-HAMAS_TIMELINE.html