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:Trump Administration Cancels Back-Channel Talks With North KoreaHuman Rights Watch Reacts to Visa BanU.S. Wary of Its New Neighbor in Djibouti: A Chinese Naval BaseFor Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross, ‘Inherently Bad’ Deals Paid Off10 Police Officers Killed in Ambush by Militants in AfghanistanAttacks on 2 Syrian Security Offices Kill Dozens