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| Civil war between Fatah and Hamas is a real threat |
| 2002-12-09 |
| A senior Palestinian Authority official on Monday called for putting an end to the continued fighting between Hamas and Fatah gunmen in the Gaza Strip and warned that the clashes, which are occurring almost on a daily basis, could spark off a civil war. We can only hope. Hasan al Kashef, director-general of the Palestinian Ministry of Information, condemned the use of firearms in the street clashes, particularly in Gaza City, where a father and his son were fatally shot last week. Several other people have been killed and injured in a series of violent clashes that have plagued the Gaza Strip over the past few months. Most were victims of gun battles fought between activists belonging to Hamas and Fatah. "The use of firearms in personal disputes and factional clashes has become widespread and can no longer be ignored," said Kashef. Guess the local branch of Gun Control, Inc isn't working. "Following every incident there are armed clashes that keep the different factions, organizations and security forces busy with trying to extinguish the fire and calm the situation. But all these efforts remain insufficient because they haven't produced a comprehensive solution. Nor have they succeeded in wiping out the phenomenon," he said. If you just try harder maybe you can wipe each other out. "How many times do we have to warn against the danger of firing the first shot and the killing of the first Palestinian in the civil war," Kashef added in a rare criticism of the state of lawlessness in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. I think the first shot was fired a long time ago. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Now the goof formerly know as Yassir is on the way out, the turf war to see which next little snuffie gets to lose the family homestead. |
| Posted by: john 2002-12-09 19:02:31 |