Palestinians on the brink of civil war?

An International Crisis Group report released today suggests that Palestinians are on the brink of civil war: In this increasingly bloody power struggle, both camps (as well as the myriad camps within camps) are mobilising armed militias, stockpiling weapons, resorting to killings and spreading bedlam. And if you think the report is nothing more than ...

An International Crisis Group report released today suggests that Palestinians are on the brink of civil war:

An International Crisis Group report released today suggests that Palestinians are on the brink of civil war:

In this increasingly bloody power struggle, both camps (as well as the myriad camps within camps) are mobilising armed militias, stockpiling weapons, resorting to killings and spreading bedlam.

And if you think the report is nothing more than speculation, take a look at what Fatah gunmen did to some official Hamas buildings yesterday.

From a member of the Fatah-dominated Preventive Security Service to the AP:
"Every time they touch one of ours in Gaza, we will get 10 of theirs in the West Bank"

To bolster the more moderate Fatah in this conflict, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved arms shipments to Abbas's security forces. It may look like Olmert is adding fuel to the fire, but realistically he is likely just trying to protect Abbas, the only man standing between him and a completely Hamas-dominated government in Palestine.

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