Hamas Crackdown on Gaza Protests Instills Fear When protests erupted across Gaza to protest tax increases and demand better living conditions, Hamas responded by beating demonstrators and detaining 1,000 people. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Fewer Tomatoes in Ketchup? East Europeans Pursue Parity at the Grocery10 Die in Suicide Attack on Somali Military LeaderBombings At Two Christian Churches Roil EgyptIn Sweden, Tribute to Victims of Truck AttackCanada Tries to Turn Its A.I. Ideas Into DollarsAsia and Australia Edition: Syria, Stockholm, Egypt: Your Morning Briefing