As long as we're under occupation elections are useless

Asked if the money would tempt him to vote for Hamas in a future poll, Yazji said: "I'm not going to vote for anyone. As long as we're under occupation, elections are useless." When Shaweesh was asked his view of Hamas, he said: "The question which still awaits an answer is why this all happened Israel says this is because of the rockets, and Hamas says this is in response to the Israeli attacks." "Why don't we just wait," he added of Hamas's pledge of 4,000 euros "They made promises. Let's see if they deliver."(Additional reporting by Julian Rake, Editing by Alastair Macdonald and Charles Dick). ) Most of the Sun Devil fanbase during the spring and summer months was growing incredibly anxious for the season to start, and rightfully so.Now that the season is approaching the halfway point, the message boards, radio stations, and local media are all placing blame for the Sun Devils' 3-2 record, but for what reason Going into the season, the Sun Devils felt that the first two games of the season were winnable, and ASU's defense shut down opponents. While riding high on two dominating performances against lower-level teams, the Sun Devils looked to prove their worth in Athens, GA against the Bulldogs. Many around the program felt that this ASU team could compete with Georgia, and they did The Sun Devils could have and should have won that game. 21-ranked Georgia.Was momentum lost following a heartbreaking loss "Between the Hedges" No, but momentum and team continuity was lost at Sun Devil Stadium versus the Oregon State Beavers.From the fans' point of view, nothing went right against the Beavers, and the 45,000 fans at Frank Kush Field let the players and coaches know.Dennis Erickson's offense started slow, as the trend has been in his three seasons, and the feeling of the game all changed when Trevor Hankins dropped the snap on ASU's first punt. Nothing went right for Arizona State on that Saturday afternoon. Oh, and did I mention that Oregon State had not won in Tempe since 1969 Yes, it was that bad for Arizona State. Although to look back, fans were predicting a 3-1 record or at worst 2-2 following the first four games.

However, I felt that no matter what the outcome of the Georgia game was, the Sun Devils had to have the Oregon State game; it was a must win. Unfortunately for ASU, no facet of the game was clicking, and the Sun Devils lost a second straight game and fell to 0-1 in the conference. From that point on, Danny Sullivan received a downpour of boos and chants calling for the back up, Brock Osweiler. All of these questions at quarterback came following Sullivan's 338-yard performance while trying to formulate a comeback. However, Erickson stuck with the senior Sullivan to manage the ASU offense in Pullman, WA. The game was not pretty as everyone found out, although the final result was a win. The offense posted 410 total yards on one of the worst defenses in the country while turning the ball over a grand total of six times. Yes, six turnovers! Erickson said that the turnovers were "inexcusable."Unlike most fans calling into the local radio stations, I will take the optimistic point of view The Sun Devils recorded 12 sacks against Washington State. The defense only gave up 181 yards.Now, cynics will say, "ASU played Washington Statethe Sun Devils should have blown the Cougars out!" Yes, ASU should have put more points on the board, but the bottom line following the game was that Erickson's squad improved to 1-1 in the Pacific Ten. Sure, fans can hope for a more high-powered offense to light up the scoreboard like in years past However, the offense is playing not to lose the game. Everyone knows that the ASU defense is great, but the offense should take more chancesdownfield to put more points on the board to help out their defense, regardless of who the quarterback is. Now to look forward to the Sun Devils' remaining seven games, ASU has to defend their home turf.

Frank Kush Field will host Washington this Saturday night, followed by California on Halloween night, USC in November, and in-state rival Arizona in their final game of the season. Are those four home games winnable Yes, of course they are, especially this year in the Pac-10. With Arizona State's daunting defense, if the offense somehow, some way gets back on track, ASU should win three of their four remaining home games But that is an optimist writing. The focus right now has to be for ASU to beat Washington at home this Saturday. If the offense is still stuck in neutral, then this could be a long season. Whether there is a change at quarterback or not, ASU needs to find life on offense to regain the momentum that Erickson's squad had rolling into the Georgia game .