Palestinian New Year’s Celebration
A Palestinian leader calls for unity, yet they’re at each other’s throats hours later. And where am I? Arguing with my host about bandwidth limit (I won, and they were actually very helpful).
Sorry about the delay, but who’s ready to get dirty and do some real work?
At least five Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded late Monday in armed clashes between Hamas policemen and Fatah supporters in the Gaza Strip.
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Among those killed in the fighting were an elderly man, a child and a Hamas police officer.
The violence erupted less than two hours after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for a “new page” in relations between the bitter enemies.
I think they took that “new page”, wiped their bums with it, and threw it back in your face, Mahmoud.
Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum rejected Abbas’ speech. “It is full of incitement and words calling for divisions. There is no new initiative or practical step in this speech that can pave the road to start an immediate dialogue,” he said.
But don’t take it too hard. All of you guys hate each other:
Fatah’s armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, on Sunday called for the murder of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayad for “collaboration” with Israel and the US.