Hamas, Fatah clash in deepening violence

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip â?? Gunmen allied with Hamas and Fatah clashed at a West Bank mosque and in Gaza Strip streets on Friday, deepening factional violence a day after gunmen shot at the convoy of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.

The street battles came as Hamas accused a powerful Fatah leader of orchestrating the attack on Haniyeh _ and a powerful Hamas politician called for the Fatah strongman's assassination. Leaders of both groups have warned that the spiraling violence threatens to bring the Palestinians to civil war.

The clashes in Gaza City and the West Bank town of Ramallah marred celebrations Friday marking the 19th anniversary of Hamas' founding. However, the Islamic militant group pushed ahead with its rallies, and about 70,000 loyalists gathered at a stadium in Gaza City, cheering wildly, sobbing and firing in the air when Haniyeh arrived flanked by more than 50 armed bodyguards.

"We joined this movement to become martyrs, not ministers," Haniyeh declared in a fiery speech, referring to the attack on his entourage the previous day.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...d/4404867.html

I think that the last statement above says it all. This ISN'T about the Islam faith.....just some assholes that think they have Virgins 'R' Us on the other side.

Personally, I'd rather be blown by a hooker than to be blown up for a virgin!:D

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

...this whole fucking powder keg...is fixing to blow....

^^
I agree, I also find it ironic that now that Israel as put up "the wall" to keep the Palestinian's from killing the Jews, they have turned on each other.

I hope Fatah wins, now that Arafat is dead, given time they will make the deal, peace for a "two state solution". Hamas never will