That is an important distinction that most don't seem to want to see...it's similar with the military coup in Egypt.
It's not a matter of supporting one side or the other -- it's do you support the rule of law, regardless of the outcome of a democratic election? If you don't, at what point do you decide it's ok not to and how do you arrive at that decision? Simply because you (typically an outside power) doesn't like the result of the election?
So lets all back legal process and demand that hamas call an election to decide the issue, after all one is well overdue. Then demand that hamas stop all forms of belligerence as agreed through due legal process. Or would these be a step too far for most people to stomach ?
The president is to call elections.
Abbas's term in office expired January 9, 2009.
So the P.A. is dead in the water and cant hold anymore elections, which means that hamas as the P.A. is a paper tiger and incapable of government. This means that the Palestinians have once more shown they are incapable of even the simplest of free determination's