Posted on 01/06/2007 9:13:23 AM PST by sonsofliberty2000
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday declared Hamas' paramilitary militia in the Gaza Strip illegal, raising the stakes in the increasingly violent standoff between his Fatah party and the rival Islamic movement.
Hamas condemned Abbas' statement, accusing him of giving a "green light" for attacks against its men and pledging to resist any crackdown. It defiantly announced plans to double the size of its force.
Fatah and Hamas have been locked in a power struggle since the Islamic group defeated Fatah in parliamentary elections a year ago, gaining control over most government functions. The dispute has centered in large part around control of the powerful Palestinian security forces.
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Hamas, not to be outdone, told Abbas not to accept million$ of US aid.
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YNet | Jan. 5, 2007 | Ali Waked
Posted on 01/05/2007 11:54:06 AM EST by Alouette
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1762911/post
tickle me pink...
btw, did the 'news' in the US show you images of THOUSANDS of armed, screaming, threatening, black-hooded Fatah supporters in the streets of Gaza in the past few days? Looks like, if we are lucky, the paleo-stinians are getting ready for some serious muzzie-on muzzie combat. One lives in hope... Think of how many Israeli citizens are NOT being targeted while the paleo-arabs are bumping each other off.
"paleo-stinians" -- great!
They're not just getting ready to do battle internally, they've never quit. Arafat didn't carry a pistol on his hip almost his entire adult life just because one leg was slightly shorter than the other. ;'D
Are you sure that this isn't from the Onion?
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