Oh dear, I see the usual brain deads have found their voice on this thread. Understand that Palestine, please note I refuse to call the land by any other name,has suffered under the hands of occupation as my own country did for over 800 years. Now the tide has turned we see fear in the words of the above two comedians.You have no understanding whatsoever what it's like to see your lands taken from you and governed by a foreign force. I visited Palestine twice during the seventies and saw it at first hand, have any of you ? Like my own country freedom is within reach for this great nation and again I congratulate Hamas on their victory, as do many in Ireland. Gone are the days of old men wearing fruit bowls standing with AR180'S telling news crews they will fight to the end before they leave their homes built on the soil of another nation. We saw enough of these hot air blowers last summer before their own soldiers escorted them away. CarolC as usual your words on any post speak wisdom,but continued occupation and oppression of a country can no longer be justified in the modern world and if people like myself appear jubilant it's because we are.