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January 27, 2007
Palestinian Civil War Watch - 10
No slack Saturday. The bodies pile up. Deadly battles between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have continued in the Gaza Strip, leaving at least five more dead.This is down a bit from Friday when 13 died. Friday sermons at the mosque seem to be very inflamatory on most Fridays. The IHT has an even larger body count. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Gunmen from the rival Hamas and Fatah movements battled in Gaza City for a third straight day, firing mortars and grenades in clashes that killed seven people in the increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government.Opinions in Gaza show that the situation is bleak and getting bleaker. A poll conducted amongst Gaza Arabs last month shows that over fifty percent believe that the current violence marks the beginning of a civil war. Sixty-six percent said that they are pessimistic about the situation, and eighty-seven percent said that they feel unsafe. The poll was conducted by an-Najah university in Shechem, with five hundred Gaza Arabs participating, along with eight hundred and sixty Arabs from Judea and the Shomron.Update: 28 Jan '07 0802z Fighting rages on. GAZA CITY (AP) -- Gunmen from the rival Hamas and Fatah movements battled each other in Gaza Sunday, continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government that left the coastal strip littered with dead over the weekend, while civilians cowered in their homes.The longer this goes on the harder it will be to stop. Fortunately. It looks like some one has it in for Palestinian President Abbas. Ronny Shaked Published: 01.28.07, 08:46You know it looks like some one is not negotiating in good faith. That is a surprise. Normally the Palestinians are such honorable men. The UN has the proper line. The UN's Middle East envoy Alvaro de Soto called on all the factions "to cease clashes and comply with international humanitarian law by refraining from acts which endanger civilians".Everything the Palestinians do, from suicide bombs, to rockets shot into Israel, to using human shields is predicated on endangering and harming civilians. Why should they stop now? Update: 28 Jan '07 1803z Calm has been restored to Gaza. A relative halt to the inter-factional bloodshed in Gaza was brought about through mediation by an Egyptian security delegation between various Palestinian groups. However, kidnappings continue in the West Bank and the tense ceasefire appears close to a breakdown.Violence resumes. GAZA, Jan 28 (KUNA) -- Unknown gunmen shot dead on Sunday a Palestinian Hamas activist in the city of Khan Yonis south of Gaza.Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 01.27.07 at 08:39 PM
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This is a good article. I learn so much on good blogs like this. Janelle · January 28, 2007 07:37 PM The bad little voice in my head says we should sell (give?) arms to both sides. What was it Kissinger said about the Iran Iraq war? Anonymous · January 29, 2007 05:03 PM Post a comment
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