Independent Media Center, Israel http://indymedia.org.il Hamas supporters defy ArafatThursday 06 Dec 2001 author: Ibrahim Barzak, AP Writer summary Hundreds of Hamas supporters clashed with Palestinian police outside the home of the group's leader on Thursday, throwing stones, firing in the air and burning a police jeep in a first sign of resistance to Yasser Arafat's crackdown on Islamic militants.

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