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Originally Posted by whell
Probably not. I think this is more likely a case of Hamas over-reaching.
Abbas himself has come under a torrent of Internet abuse from the ranks of his own constituency since his Jeddah speech. Amira Hass quoted in Haaretz a Fatah member who is a resident of a refugee camp and a former prisoner as saying that only 10 percent of Palestinians now support the aging president. There has even been reports that his wife and grandchildren have fled Ramallah for Amman.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-...b_5621412.html
To me, this adds up to Hamas jumping into what they see as a void in leadership. And its gonna get them whacked hard if they keep it up. |
True, but Bibi contributed greatly to a void in leadership. He completely overreacted to the murder of the three teenage settlers (who should not have settled anywhere remotely near the wasp nest of Hebron), arresting 300-400 people and demolishing a bunch of homes.
Some sort of fight was inevitable when Bibi announced new settlements just as Kerry first arrived there months ago to start peace talks. He deliberately poisoned the well from the get-go. Peace to him means imprisoning 4 million people.