With little to show, Gazans question mass border protests

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers are facing a rare and growing chorus of criticism, with little to show after 18 months of mass protests along the Israeli frontier organized by the Palestinian militant group.
The mass protests at the frontier with Israel were meant to draw attention to the plight of the territory’s 2 million people. When the protests began, Hamas quickly seized upon the popular idea and transformed the quiet gatherings into violent confrontation