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Israel-Palestine
Palestinian resistance defies Abbas
2005-01-15
But ... but ... but ... he was democratically elected!
Thousands of Palestinians marched in the streets of Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in what they described as a victory march. The Friday march followed the killing of the Israelis by fighters who mounted their strongest challenge yet to Abbas and his call for resistance groups to lay down their arms. The march was organised by resistance groups and was seen as a sign of grassroots support for their defiance of Abbas and the battle against occupying Israel.

Three Palestinians were also killed during the bombing and shooting assault at al-Mintar (Karni), the main cargo crossing between Israel and Gaza, late on Thursday. Three groups claimed they carried out the attack: Hamas, the Popular Resistance Committees and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of Abbas' Fatah movement. Israel signalled it would weigh its response to the bombing carefully to avoid weakening Abbas.
Posted by:Fred

#6  This crap will continue another five - ten years, and Israel will finally do what it should have done in 1967 - expel all the Arabs from the West Bank and Gaza, build a huge, booby-trapped fence, threaten to nuke any country that argues with them or attacks them, and get on with living in peace. There will be no peace as long as the Arabs can get away with sniping at Israeli men, women, children, small dogs and baby ducks. Send 'em packing, and tell the rest of the world to screw off when they complain.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-01-15 3:44:42 PM  

#5  [ranty-rant]
It won't matter one whit whether he lives or dies. Same goes for all of the others in Paleoland - every fucking one of them. Until the indoctrination, The Hate Machine™, is turned off and stays off for at least 1.5 generations - and this indoctrination is systemic: at home, at school, at the grocery, on TV, in every speech, in the street names, and everywhere else that they can put it, it won't make any difference what-so-ever.

Once it's turned on and allowed to run for a full generation, it's over. Too late. Paleoland is fucked. The only short circuit is to take their children away from them at birth. Period. Full stop.
[/ranty-rant]
Posted by: .com   2005-01-15 2:33:10 PM  

#4  Would his demise be a good thing?
I suppose it's actually two questions, depending on cause...
He could be taken out by Hamas, or by natural causes (aka the Russian Cold).
Posted by: Dishman   2005-01-15 2:26:08 PM  

#3  Er, what time is it?
Posted by: .com   2005-01-15 2:03:12 PM  

#2  B-a-R: he's still alive, ain't he?
Posted by: Steve White   2005-01-15 1:55:12 PM  

#1   Israel signalled it would weigh its response to the bombing carefully to avoid weakening Abbas.

How much "weaker" could the guy get?
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-01-15 1:27:53 AM  

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