GOLDSTONE REPORT REALLY *IS* BIASED

Let’s talk about the flawed Goldstone Report. Israel claims it is biased, and upon reflection I find I now have to agree with Israel. Yeah, you’re thinking I’ve been converted by Zionist hasbara, but rest assured I have not. However, it is “biased”, but the bias is not against Israel, but instead it is biased against FATAH. Here’s why:

PREFACE: NOTE THAT I AM TAKING THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE POSITION HERE TO PROVE A POINT THAT IS IGNORED IN THE MEDIA AND BY ISRAEL AND THE USA. IN ORDER TO POINT OUT A HUGE DOUBLE STANDARD:

Cast your mind back to the Gaza genocide. Most of us were focused on the mass murder of Palestinian civilians and children. But upon reflection, I suddenly remembered something many may have forgotten about. During the invasion it was not only HAMAS fighting against the invaders who were dropping DIME missiles and White Phosphorous on the civilian population, but there were “others” targeting Israel with rockets as well. And some of those “others” were SURPRISE…… FATAH’s armed wing, the Al Aqsa Brigades. For those not aware of this, make note that the Ezzedeen Al Qassam Brigade is HAMAS’s military wing; the Al Aqsa Brigade is FATAH’s military wing. So, why is FATAH not being listed as a terrorist group the same as HAMAS? Or the better question is why are HAMAS not accepted with the same rights and respectibility as FATAH. Both were legally elected, both have armed military wings that attack Israel, yet, only ONE is excluded from the Goldstone report and only ONE is viewed as legitimate. Moreover, why is HAMAS excluded from participation with any peace negotiations or rightful recognition as a governing body, legally elected, if the same is not applied to FATAH?? See the bias there folks? Here’s a wee memory refresher from January 21st 2009:

The rockets fired by Palestinian militants into southern Israel throughout the 22-day war in Gaza and in the weeks leading up to the devastating Israeli operation have stopped. The cease-fire declared by Hamas is holding.

But while the Hamas movement and its weapons caches were Israel's primary target throughout the offensive, numerous militant groups fought alongside Hamas against Israeli soldiers, including a splinter faction of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed wing of the Fatah Party, according to a senior Fatah official in Damascus.

Last week, several other Palestinian factions in Damascus issued a statement refusing "any security arrangements that affect the resistance and its legitimate right to struggle against the occupation." The coalition was composed of representatives of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, Al Saiqa, the Popular Struggle Front, the Revolutionary Communist Party, Palestinian Liberation organization, Fatah's "Intifada" faction, and a number of other Palestinian factions.

Leaders of the secular Fatah Party that controls the PA say the group bears no responsibility for its members in the armed wing fighting in Gaza, according to the group's representative in Damascus, Sameer Rifai. He says that a faction of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades has been acting without the consent of the leadership

Wow, now there’s a defence for you! Would the US and Israel be so willing to accept a statement like that from HAMAS? FATAH claims it can’t control its military wing so therefore it’s not responsible for anything it does, and then he follows up by saying this:

But adds that they were engaged in a "legitimate form of defense." "The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are a part of the Palestinian people in Gaza," he says. "They are defending their homes, their lives, and themselves. They are people fighting an occupation." source

Note that he then appears to be supporting its actions against Israel. Another example of FATAH being allowed to have it both ways and eveyone ignores it. That statement FATAH makes is No different than HAMAS supporting it's military wing. So, I say again, why are FATAH not on the same list as HAMAS. See here:

From wiki

The leadership of the brigades and average members have identified themselves as the military wing of Fatah. On their website, and on posters they post the Fatah Emblem. The leadership of Fatah has said they never made a decision either to create the brigades, or make them the militant wing of Fatah.

Not so fast there:

HOWEVER: In November 2003 BBC journalists uncovered a payment by Fatah of $50,000 a month to Al-Aqsa[8]

In June 2004 then Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei openly stated this: "We have clearly declared that the Aksa Martyrs Brigades are part of Fatah. We are committed to them and Fatah bears full responsibility for the group."[9] In July he further declared "The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, military wing of the Fatah movement will not be dissolved and Fatah will never relinquish its military wing."[10

Now here’s an interesting little factoid, check out who was attacking Israel in 2007:

On August 22, 2007, Al-Aqsa gunmen in Gaza have announced that they are starting to launch hundreds of rockets and mortar shells at Israeli towns and cities and named the campaign, “Hole in the Wall II.”[26]

And here:

Palestinian paramilitary factions in Gaza worked together, operationally and otherwise, to repel the Israeli attack on Gaza. Abu Ahmed told Asharq al-Awsat during the war that, "everybody helps everybody else with regards to food, weapons, and first aid; there is no difference between a member 'Al Quds Brigade' or 'Al Qassam Brigade [military wing of Hamas]' or 'Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade' ( Military wing of FATAH) or 'Abu Ali Mustafa Brigade [military wing of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine or PFLP]'. For everybody's goal is the same and their compass is pointing in the same direction, and that is to drive out the occupation and defeat them, and disrupt their plan to dissolve the Palestinian Cause."[163]

Political representatives for Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, Saiqa, the Popular Struggle Front, the Revolutionary Communist Party, Palestinian Liberation Organisation, Fatah al-Intifada, and a number of other Palestinian factions in Syria formed a temporary alliance during the offensive as well.

Besides the rockets fired by the Qassam Brigades of Hamas, other factions claimed responsibility for rockets fired into Israel and attacks on Israeli soldiers, including Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (affiliated with Fatah), the Abu Ali Mustapha Brigades, the Quds Brigades and the Popular Resistance Councils.[3] A Fatah official stated that the rocket attacks by his faction contradicted the official position of Mahmoud Abbas,

So because FATAH issues a statement that claims "the rocket attacks by his faction contradicted the official position of Mahmoud Abbas" everyone ignores it? How convenient for FATAH, they get to fight Israel, reap those benefits and at the same time be seen as a legitimate so called "peace partner" for America and Israel? Talk about US/Israel/FATAH double standards. More: again from wiki:

On September 15 2009, a lengthy 574 page report by Judge Goldstone's UN inquiry team was released and concluded that the Israel Defence Force (IDF) and Palestinian armed forces (specifically Hamas) had committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity

No mention of FATAH is there? Now let me make this perfectly clear, I don't believe either HAMAS or FATAH should be included in the Goldstone report, as they were defending their civilian population on their OWN SOIL! However, if the US and Israel are to play this game of "who is respected and accepted and who is not respected and accepted" then I take issue with FATAH being on a different list than HAMAS. So I ask again, where is the mention of FATAH. Why is FATAH treated differently than HAMAS, Why is FATAH a “respected” party with a military wing that targets Israel and HAMAS is considered “terrorists?” You know the answer don’t you? Could it be because Israel and the US are willing to look the other way where FATAH is concerned because Abbas is a US/Israeli puppet?
You bet cha!

Gazan Government To Open More Offices

And why not? They are the democratically elected Government and they won the majority of votes. It's called "democracy" although Israel and the US don't support democracy any longer.

Hamas is considering opening branches for the Palestinian parliament in several Arab states to reach out to the world and overcome travel restrictions caused by an Israeli blockade of Gaza.

Hamas leaders said the idea was still under discussion, but sources said Hamas lawmaker Marwan Abu Rass has left the Gaza Strip for Damascus to prepare for the opening of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)'s first branch outside the Palestinian territories.

"The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc of Hamas is thinking seriously of opening a regular office in the Syrian capital," Ismail al-Ashqar, another Hamas legislator, told Xinhua. "Such a step would help break the siege on the bloc's members."

Meanwhile, Ahmed Bahar, deputy speaker of the PLC, confirmed that the parliament's foreign offices would be open soon "in all Arab capitals, not only in Damascus."

"At the beginning, the branches will be in Syria and Egypt before spreading out to all Arab capitals," Bahar told reporters in Gaza. "The aim is to communicate with the world and the Arab parliaments, given the tight blockade of Gaza."

In January 2006, Hamas defeated the long-dominant Fatah party of President Mahmoud Abbas and scored a landslide victory in the legislative elections.

A year later, Israel shut down all commercial crossings with Gaza and Egypt maintained the closure of Rafah border crossing point -- the only gate that bypasses Israel for Gazans to the outside world, in response to Hamas' violent takeover of the coastal strip. source

Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Egyptian Proposal

Prime Minister Haniyeh attended a protest at the refusal of West Bank leaders to allow the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik who was recently released from a Zionist jail. Haniyeh stated that the Egyptian proposals are a good start and need to be built upon.

“The Egyptian proposal on Palestinian conciliation has the beginnings of a plan that could be built on, but needs more study,” Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Wednesday.

Haniyeh spoke at a sit-in protesting West Bank leaders’ decision to prevent Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Aziz Dweik from resuming his duties after being released from Israeli prison on 23 June following more than three years in detention.

Dweik, affiliated with Hamas, called for steps toward unity as soon as he was released. He was received in the West Bank by a milt-party delegation, and Fatah’s leader and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas telephoned Dweik to congratulate him on his release.

Addressing the other sit-in participants, Haniyeh elaborated on his position vis-à-vis the Egyptian plan, saying “any presidential and Legislative elections should be preceded by national conciliation and an agreement on the environment and the atmosphere that should be created in the West Bank and Gaza.”

The reaction is similar to that of independent leaders and participants in the Cairo conciliation talks during its committees phase. The independents gathered and released a joint statement on the proposal, saying they hoped the Egyptian plan would be a last resort, and that conciliation could happen before the measures it proposed were implemented.

Further to his reaction to the Egyptian document, Haniyeh insisted that Dweik should be recognized as the PLC speaker “even if the situation lasts for several months” urging Dweik to continue with his work from home and office until overcoming the obstacles.”

Iran Elections vs Fatah Elections

Aside from saying "Fiddle"
All I have to say is Fatah is in trouble and this will end in tears

Former Palestinian Authority prime minister Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala) dropped a bombshell when he announced that the forgery in Iran's recent presidential election was nothing compared to what happened in Fatah.

Qurei, who failed to be reelected to the Central Committee, said that there was growing discontent in Fatah over the alleged fraud.

"There are many big question marks about the election, the way it was conducted and the way the votes were counted," Qurei told the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper. "There were behind-the-scenes arrangements that removed some names and added others to the [winning] list."

Pointing out that three of the candidates who were elected were former security commanders who used to work closely with Israel, Qurei asked: "Was it by coincidence that these men won?" He said that the election of these candidates - Jibril Rajoub, Muhammad Dahlan and Tawfik Tirawi - showed that "someone wants to see rubber stamps" among the Fatah leadership.

"This is a harsh and difficult phase and there are offers for a temporary state without Jerusalem and the refugees," Qurei said. "Apparently there are some people who have taken this into consideration."

Earlier, every member of Fatah's Higher Committee in the Gaza Strip submitted their resignations, in protest against what one of them described as "massive fraud" in the election for the Central Committee.

The resignations are seen as a serious embarrassment for Abbas and Fatah

"The Fatah leaders in the Gaza Strip reject the results of the vote," said Ahmed Abu Nasr, a senior Fatah official. "These elections have damaged Fatah's reputation."

He added that dozens of Fatah delegates from the Strip who were denied the right to cast their ballots were demanding the establishment of a commission of inquiry to look into their allegations.

Many Fatah members were shocked late Wednesday when they discovered that one of Abbas's old-time colleagues, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, was added to the list of winners at the last minute.

Preliminary results had shown that Abdel Rahim, a prominent representative of the Fatah old guard, did not get enough votes. source

Abbas Goes Mental...Becomes Delusional

Abbas Goes Mental at FATAH Conference. Oh, where do I start, me says whilst shaking my head in disbelief. Here’s the subject of the opening statement from Abbas the dictator and Israeli Agent. Notice how he shoots himself in the foot (hint-bolded words are a clue):

Telegraph Mr Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority who is also known as Abu Mazen, said Hamas was guilty of polarizing the Palestinian people and usurping legitimate politicians after they won an election in Gaza but then ran Fatah out of the territory two years ago.

Let’s break this down; “Hamas was guilty of polarizing the Palestinian people and usurping legitimate politicians” So, because HAMAS won a legitimate election, monitored by international representatives, then declared to be legal and fair, this somehow translates into some evil plan to “polarize” Palestinians. I'd say there was a gaping polarization long before the first vote was cast! Ooooh, that’s the problem when you have open and free elections, sometimes they don’t’ go as you planned, its called democracy. Instead of rejecting their democratic mandate, perhaps Abbas should prove he supports the vote of the Palestinian people and form a Government with those who actually won the Majority of votes in the election, and btw, that would be HAMAS. They won 76 seats out of 132, which is a BIG majority. FATAH only took 43 seats, a CLEAR minority. Then after the Battle of Gaza in 2007, HAMAS was thrown out of the PNA in the West Bank, and replaced by FATAH and others. Leaving them only Gaza. Like I said, Abbas supports democracy when the results suit, just like Israel and America.

So, here’s the next bit of his statement that is massive BS; “usurping legitimate politicians after they won an election in Gaza” what? He just said HAMAS usurped “legitimate” politicians, after it “won” an election in “Gaza” Three big porkies in that statement. In fact, it is the other way round, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a FATAH stronghold, HAMAS actually won ALL the seats except one that must be filled by a Christian. So, who is “usurping” who? And when Abbas makes the statement that HAMAS won in “Gaza” that is also a lie and covered in the above sentence as well where I point out HAMAS victory in Ramallah, clearly the West Bank and NOT Gaza. To address the next porkie pie lie, we can take a look at what was said immediately after the election in the West Bank by FATAH officials and the then FATAH Prime Minister:

Washington PostPrime Minister Ahmed Qureia, another Fatah leader, resigned his post along with his cabinet early Thursday, as reports of Hamas's victory began to circulate. Qureia acknowledged in submitting his resignation that Hamas had earned the right to form the next cabinet. This is the choice of the people," Qureia, a member of the party's discredited old guard who did not run for reelection, told reporters here. "It should be respected."

So, it is Abbas who is not respecting the Democratic Mandate of Palestinian voters, and here is part of the reason why:

Washington Post The election results stunned U.S. and Israeli officials, who have repeatedly stated that they would not work with a Palestinian Authority that included Hamas. Javier Solana, the European Union's foreign policy chief, said in a statement that the Palestinian people had "voted democratically and peacefully."

We clearly have a situation where once again America (and Israel) thought “wrongly” that FATAH would win the majority.America and Israel have no understanding of Muslims what so ever. As they did not, and the election was declared legal and democratic by Bush himself the day of the elections, but before he knew the outcome. Then when Israel, America and crooked corrupt FATAH don’t like the democratic results, they then begin to strip power from those who actually WERE elected. This is why any deal with FATAH and Israel will fail miserably without HAMAS being involved. If you make deals with the minority, then you cannot expect success. Ah, but never you mind, Israel and the US have a plan, which I will cover in another post.

And finally, I’m saying this now, something’s up with this conference and it’s not going to be fair and square. FATAH is in the midst of a split, they are terribly corrupt, they give everything to Israel and get nothing in return (witness all the settlements in the WEST bank, none in Gaza, wonder why?) Abbas has put off this conference for ages as he knew he did not have majority support even within his own party. The recent accusations on the death of Yassir Arafat are only one tiny aspect of the split. Given that Israel stated it would allow all FATAH members from GAZA to cross the border for the conference, and Israel also let out of jail other FATAH members, Israel is clearly attempting to pad the vote in favor of Abbas. And I’ll bet money that other FATAH members who are not in favor of Abbas will be denied entry. Abbas term as President ended in January, there is no way Abbas would have finally called the conference if he did not believe or know that he had the majority, he’d never risk being replaced otherwise. It’s an American/Israeli/FATAH fix, and it will end in tears for all…………..you heard it here first.

The Abbas-Arafat Murder Accusation Deepens

Well, this is certainly interesting, another possible nail in the coffin of Abbas's reign as King. I reported on July 14th about the accusations from FATAH senior official Farouq Qaddoumi, the secretary general of the Fatah’s central committee where he claims Abbas colluded with Sharon to murder Yassir Arafat. And now it appears he has tapes to help prove his accusations. FATAH is in serious trouble, never mind about HAMAS and FATAH unity as Fatah has bigger problems to sort out within it's own ranks. Report below:

Source: Qaddoumi has audio tapes supporting his accusations against Abbas

A Palestinian informed source in Damascus revealed on condition of anonymity that Farouk Al-Qaddoumi, the secretary general of the Fatah’s central committee, has audio tapes of late president Yasser Arafat that support his accusations against Mahmoud Abbas and Mohamed Dahlan.

Al-Jazeera satellite channel on Wednesday quoted the source as saying that Qaddoumi has solid evidence including documents and audio tapes made by Arafat when Israel isolated him in his besieged headquarters in Ramallah, specifically when he discharged Abbas from his post as a premier.

The source added that there are also testimonies given by Fatah leaders Mohamed Jihad and Hani Al-Hasan that prove the involvement of Abbas and Dahlan in the killing of Arafat.

According to the source, Qaddoumi is making nowadays contacts with Fatah leaders living abroad and with leaders of Al-Aqsa Brigades at home so as not to leave the arena for Abbas who controls the central committee and the revolutionary council at will while Dahlan oversees everything regarding the sixth conference of Fatah.

The source noted that the majority of the Palestinian factions based in Damascus made a decision to protect and defend Qaddoumi and his national history.

BREAKING NEWS~Abbas Killed Yassir Arafat

FATAH senior official Farouq Qaddoumi, the secretary general of the Fatah’s central committee says President Abbas helped to murder yassir Arafat. No matter how you look at this, FATAH is in trouble. Never mind about reconciliation with HAMAS, they have their own serious problems within, and have for some time. Perhaps if Abbas would stop working with Israel and the US as an agent against this own people, then he would have much more support and less internal problems:

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud ‘Abbas was party to the plot to assassinate the late Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat, a senior Fatah member said on Monday.

Abbas conspired with the Israeli authorities to assassinate Arafat, who died in November 2004, Farouq Qaddoumi, the secretary general of the Fatah’s central committee, claimed at a news conference in Amman on Sunday.

According to Qaddoumi, shortly before his death Arafat entrusted Qaddoumi with documents about a secret meeting between senior Palestinian officials, Israeli officials and American intelligence officers.

The participants of that meeting included ‘Abbas, former Palestinian preventative security chief Muhammad Dahlan and Ariel Sharon, who was Israeli prime minister at the time.

They planned to assassinate Arafat and other leaders of Palestinian factions, Qaddoumi said.

According to the documents, Sharon told ‘Abbas and Dahlan they must work together to kill “all the military and political leaders of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Fatah-affiliated Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.”

Sharon, according to a summary of the documents presented at the news conference, said that “the first step should be to kill Arafat by poisoning him.”

Sharon said he did not want to expel Arafat without guarantees from the receiving country that the Palestinian leader would be put under house arrest. Without such a guarantee, “Arafat would go back to living on an airplane,” Sharon said, referring to Arafat’s extensive travels around the Middle East before he came to the Palestinian territories in the early 1990s.

Qaddoumi said he urged Arafat to leave the Palestinian territories at the time, but Arafat refused.

‘Abbas proposed, according to the documents, that Israel press Arafat into accepting the assassination of other “resistance leaders.”

Arafat was co-founder of Fatah, and later became the movement’s leader. He took Fatah from armed resistance to peace talks with Israel early 1990s.

Qaddoumi, who is also head of the political department of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), accused ‘Abbas of despotic behavior within Fatah.

Qaddoumi’s accusations mark a new high in the tension between rivaling Fatah members.

Qaddoumi represents a segment within the Fatah organization that refuses to recognize the Oslo Accords that led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority, and views Israel as an occupier and not as a potential partner for peace talks.

The run-up to the upcoming Fatah conference was marked by heated disputes within the organization over the venue. The final decision to hold it in Bethlehem was criticized by Qaddoumi, who refuses to hold the conference under what he calls the embrace of the Israeli occupier. He has reportedly proposed to hold a separate conference outside the Palestinian territories to compete with the main gathering.

“I think this is the last thread between Qaddoumi and Abu Mazen,” Shurab told The Media Line, referring to ‘Abbas by his nickname. “In making these statements, Qaddoumi cut any channel between him and Abu Mazen for reconciliation.” entire article here

COUP ANYONE? US/Israel/Fatah Join Hands

Is anyone paying attention here?

In Palestine, what do you do when you have an Election coming in 6 months, you are a corrupt party, you don't have the majority of support of Palestinian people and you are backed by Israel and the US? Why of course, you postpone the elections for ANOTHER 2 years. During which time you will continue to work as agents for America and Israel (who recently gave you weapons) to use against your own people, to come up with a plan to overthrow or kill-off in a bloody coup, your opponent who actually does have the majority of support. In other words, you cheat and collaborate with the enemy, Israel... FATAH is an utter disgrace. But that's not all folks, there's more eye opening info after article below:

The Jerusalem Post quoted a senior Israeli military official who said that the Palestinian Authority preferred to postpone the elections scheduled for next January to 2012.

Hamas has repeatedly condemned the PA, which is led by the US-backed President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, for delaying previous elections. It maintains that since elections were postponed, Abbas' term technically ended in January of this year and that he is no longer the legitimate president of Palestine.

This is true. Would Americans allow Bush to just extend his term for another 4 years, I doubt it! But America supports Abbas in doing so. That's not democracy, it's dictatorship.

Israeli official claimed that Abbas was happy with the internal Palestinian state of affairs, and would stop any effort to make a deal with Hamas. It also reported that the PA, in cooperation with the US and EU, was building more prisons in the West Bank, presumably to house Hamas arrestees. link

So, let's take a look at the history of US involvement in backing the corrupt Israeli agent FATAH party. Anyone who thinks Obama is any different than Bush is not paying attention. Obama kept this Bush guy: Lieutenant General Keith W. Dayton, United States Army, is currently the U.S. Security Coordinator for the Israel-Palestinian Authority in Tel Aviv, Israel. He has also served as the Director of the Iraq Survey Group, right, there's some "real change" for ya! Yeah, keep him involved, because Iraq was "such" a success.........So we have a military agent working in a position that is supposed to come with an impartial eye towards resolving the I/P conflict, yeah right. Check this out from 2007, TWO years ago:

Lt.-Gen. Keith Dayton, the USCC working with the Palestinians, in testimony Wednesday before the House Subcommittee on the Middle East. "The legal security forces of the Palestinian president still lack what they need to achieve … law and order."

The State Department has in the past denied that America's non-lethal training of the presidential guard of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah

But at the hearing Dayton highlighted the US role in helping Fatah as it faces attacks from the Islamic radicals in Hamas.

"We are leading, through the acts of this Congress, the international effort to possibly affect this worrisome situation," he said. "The security assistance plan that you have authorized me to just begin to implement is pointing the way forward for all international and regional allies."

Hmmmmm "Regional Allies" code words for Israel, where, of course Dayton is stationed, how cozy. Now, here comes the money:

Congress recently allowed $59 million to be used to further Dayton's efforts at training the presidential guard of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.

The money, however, didn't go through the normal appropriation process, as the White House took previously approved funds and simply reallocated them.

"We are entering a rough patch," Dayton acknowledged, "but all is not lost and our regional partners share that sentiment.

Surprise!! There's that troublesome code phrase again; "regional partners"Interested in having a little proof that FATAH are truly American and Israeli agents? Well, here' ya go, right from the mouth of Col Dayton himself when he spoke to the Middle East subcommittee in Washington in 2007:

"Nothing we do to strengthen the Palestinian's security capability will be targeted against Israel … The presidential guard will not become a threat to Israel." source

Check out that last line "The presidential guard will not become a threat to Israel" Why? because they are working for and with the US and Israel to overthrow the elected Government of Gaza. To remove democracy in a US/Israeli/FATAH coup. So what does HAMAS have to say today about all of this?

Dr. Yousuf Rezqa, the political advisor to Palestinian premier Ismail Haniyeh said; Regarding the national dialog, he underlined that the future of dialog is dependent on ending the file of political arrest in the West Bank and terminating the security mission of US officer Keith Dayton in the West Bank. link

SHOCK STATEMENT FROM ISRAEL

My world is spinning off it's axis:
Avigdor Lieverman praises HAMAS and attacks Abbas.......

If ever there was a poster child for shooting yourself in the foot because you cannot control your racist ego, it's Avigdor Lieberman, the Nazi FM settler. In one sweeping statement he says Abbas is now illegitimate and that HAMAS is 1/2 the Government and eludes to Abbas as being quite possibly less than "half" the Government and slipping. Would be nice to think he had suddenly become intelligent, but alas it's only his racist ego speaking. Still quite funny though:

"Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] isn't exactly legitimate,

Speaking on Israel Radio, Lieberman was referring to Abbas's statement Sunday that, if he were prime minister of Israel, he would have appointed Kadima leader Tzipi Livni as foreign minister and not Lieberman.

The lower Abu Mazen's legitimacy drops, the harsher his demands become, Liebmerman added.

"We signed an agreement with the Palestinian Authority, which represents all the Palestinians. Today we have 'Fatah-land' in the West Bank and 'Hamas-stan' in Gaza. Who exactly does Abu Mazen represent? At best, half of the nation," he said. SOURCE

Hey Lieberman, I think the Livni statement is one thing FATAH and HAMAS could agree on LOL

Funding The REAL Terrorists

You know it's not enough for Israel and America to attempt an overthrow of the Iranian government, nope! Now they have to attempt the same thing in Palestine by giving arms to only half of the elected government, the half that works with Israel that is..........what a disgrace, seriously, Fatah should be so ashamed of itself. Accepting weapons to kill off their elected rivals. So much for democracy, but then again, Fatah is so corrupt it cares nothing for the Palestinian people, only it's greed. Fatah has made no serious attempts at unifying with Hamas, and why should they, if they did the Israeli/US support and funding would have to be shared.

Israel's defense minister has decided to allow the transfer of some 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles from abroad to the Palestinian Authority, according to news reports.

The report, which was published in the Jerusalem Post on Monday, comes just hours before a meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and US envoy for the Middle East George Mitchell, who supports a strong PA.

The delivery of the automatic weapons was approved weeks ago, the newspaper reported, but was held up for what Israel's military called customary ballistic tests.

Earlier this year, Russia donated 50 BTR-70 armored vehicles to the PA that have also been held up, this time by Jordan, for security checks, according to the newspaper.

The Western-backed PA has of late come into escalating violence with militants associated with its rival Hamas in the West Bank, and has in recent months seized arms, explosives and millions of dollars in cash from Hamas, an official said on Sunday.

The official, security forces spokesperson Adnan Ad-Damiry, told Ma'an that its West Bank officers discovered "large amounts of explosives and bombs in the districts of Nablus, Hebron and Qalqiliya."

He also alleged that Hamas intended to use the weapons "heinously" against PA forces. link

That last line makes me laugh mi arse off TBH. Fatah is being funded and armed by the superpowers, and these asshats in Fatah want to say something about Hamas using bombs? It's all they can get their hands on to fight back with against the Israeli Agents of FATAH and the Zionist Occupying Force in their country. How absurd! HAmas is a democratically elected government that Israel and the US choose to ignore and treat as "terrorists" when they fight back against the siege and constant Israeli excursions into their country. I am reminded of one of my favorites expressions of truth:
"One Man's Terrorist another Man's Freedom Fighter" Perhaps people forget that Mandela who is considered a man of peace today, supported armed struggle in South Africa. He said this:

“The time comes in the life of any nation when there remain only two choices – submit or fight. That time has now come to South Africa. We shall not submit and we have no choice but to hit back by all means in our power in defence of our people, our future, and our freedom”.