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February 07, 2007
Palestinian Civil War Watch - 15
I suppose we should get the optimism out of the way first. The Mayor of Gaza thinks the fighting won't last because it is brother fighting brother. The factor preventing an all-out civil war in Gaza is that the Palestinians fighting against each other come from the same families, the mayor of Gaza City said.What about feuds between families? I covered some of that in Radio Wars. Well that is the good news. The rest is just another depressing day in Gaza. The Gazans have rocketed visiting New York City Council members. You can't buy the kind of publicity they will get from that effort. JERUSALEM (AP) -- Visiting New York City Council members got more than a description of how Israelis deal with almost daily rocket attacks from Gaza on Tuesday. They experienced one.No injuries were reported. Hamas and Fatah are again trading fire. I wonder who made the most profit? GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas and Fatah security officials traded fire at Gaza's border with Egypt on Tuesday as Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh passed through on his way to reconciliation talks between his Hamas movement and the rival Fatah group in Saudi Arabia, witnesses said.There is a really nice big piture of Haniyeh with the article. He does not have a happy face. Haniyeh, who was in a VIP hall and not in the immediate area of the firefight, crossed to Egypt unharmed, they said. He had arrived at the border crossing under heavy guard after traveling along a route lined with hundreds of Hamas gunmen on foot and in jeeps.So on the way to peace talks they have a nice little battle. Good omen. Fatah has siezed a six story Baptist Church. Has Jimmy Carter been informed? A Gaza church was seized by the Palestinian Fatah group this weekend during one of the deadliest fighting in nearly two months.Christians have been leaving "Palestine" in droves. Bethlehem is now minority Christian. And now for real murder and mayhem. A Palestinian news source reports one dead and three injured. The Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that one of its fighters was killed, and three others were injured, after being attacked by gunmen in the center of Gaza City.They seem to have a real nice photoshopped picture of some Palestinian gunmen. I guess the stock photos are not dramatic enough. The Palestinians have finally killed a Palestinian they have been trying to kill for a while. Abu Karsh. Hamas blamed Fateh for the attack and said that Fateh gunmen fired at Mohammad Dieb Abu Karsh, 23, and killed him, three other members were injured, one seriously.They have been trying to kill him since at least May 16th of last year. No doubt practice makes perfect. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 02.07.07 at 08:29 AM |
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