Posted on 01/19/2010 9:08:49 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Lebanese media are reporting Israeli troops and aircraft unusually active on the border, with some Israeli vehicles seen crossing the border. Meanwhile, Israeli and American intelligence are warning Fatah officials in the West Bank to stay away from Gaza. Hamas is continuing its effort to dismantle Fatah power in Gaza, and more radical Hamas factions will imprison or kill any Fatah leaders they can get to. Diplomatic relations with Turkey continue to get worse, as Turkish mass media run more programming demonizing Israel (showing Israelis as baby killers and generally inhuman and worthy of some kind of final solution.) The Islamic conservative government in Turkey is behind this, allowing Turkish Islamic conservatives to say whatever they want about Israel, and buying into the Arab "Israel Must Be Destroyed" attitude. .
Hamas is being pressured by Egypt to reconcile with Fatah. To that end, Egypt is taking more aggressive action against Hamas smuggling tunnels, and smuggling in general. But Hamas believes that they can crush Fatah in Gaza, and undermine their rival in the West Bank as well. Hamas believes that Egypt should just open their border for Hamas, and is pressuring Egypt to do just that. But the Egyptians see Hamas as just another self-righteous bunch of religious fanatics out to conquer the world. Egypt doesn't trust Hamas, and the two are far from any kind of agreement.
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That would be about right. LOL.
Hamas is being pressured by Egypt to reconcile with Fatah. To that end, Egypt is taking more aggressive action against Hamas smuggling tunnels, and smuggling in general. But Hamas believes that they can crush Fatah in Gaza, and undermine their rival in the West Bank as well. Hamas believes that Egypt should just open their border for Hamas, and is pressuring Egypt to do just that. But the Egyptians see Hamas as just another self-righteous bunch of religious fanatics out to conquer the world. Egypt doesn't trust Hamas, and the two are far from any kind of agreement.Thanks sonofstrangelove.
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