Saturday, February 03, 2007

Civil War in Gaza / Almost like Baghdad ("Palestinian" death cult)

Civil War in Gaza / Almost like Baghdad ("Palestinian" death cult) Haaretz ^ Feb. 3 2007

Civil War in Gaza / Almost like Baghdad By Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/821358.html Gaza is looking a lot like Beirut circa 1975 these days, if not present-day Baghdad.
The streets are half-empty, there are barricades on the corners, militants in street clothes exchange fire with an unidentified enemy, men carry bleeding children to hospitals that are incapable of dealing with their patient load. The Palestinians are still one up on the other two conflicts, in that the religious and sectarian aspects of the conflict are less obvious.
The warring parties share the same religion and nationality, which may be keeping the violence from erupting into another Iraq. There are no guarantees, however. Within Fatah, there are rumors that Hamas might use suicide bombers and car bombs against it.
How close is Israel to getting sucked into the Gazan vortex? Closer than one might think. Last week Israel declined to respond forcefully to the Islamic Jihad suicide bombing in Eilat...
(Excerpt) Read more at http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/821358.html ...

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