Summary: <p> </p><p>Rising tensions between Israel and Hamas have come to a head this week with a dramatic eruption of conflict along the Gaza strip, <span style="">making a debate we held back in 2006, </span><span style="">less than a year after Hamas won a majority vote in the Palestinian parliament, </span><span style="">all the more relevant today. The motion being debated that night was: Is A Democratically Elected Hamas Still A Terrorist Organization. </span><span style="">The debate, held in front of a live audience in New York City, lasted well over an hour. We’ve culled a sample from each teams’ opening statements to give you a sense of their core arguments. </span></p><p> </p>
