Posted on 12/27/2008 9:39:04 PM PST by mojito
Palestinian Authority officials in Ramallah said Saturday that they were prepared to assume control over the Gaza Strip if Israel succeeds in overthrowing the Hamas government.
"Yes, we are fully prepared to return to the Gaza Strip," a top PA official told The Jerusalem Post. "We believe the people there are fed up with Hamas and want to see a new government."
Another PA official said Fatah had instructed all its members in the Gaza Strip to be prepared for the possibility of returning to power.
"We have enough men in the Gaza Strip who are ready to fill the vacuum," he said. "But of course all this depends on whether Israel manages to get rid of the Hamas regime."
The two officials voiced hope that the current IDF operation would end Hamas rule in Gaza. They said that the PA was also prepared to dispatch security forces from the West Bank to replace the Hamas militiamen.
However, they denied Hamas allegations that the PA had urged Israel to launch a massive attack to overthrow the Hamas government.
Also Saturday, Fatah called on its supporters in the Strip to storm Hamas-controlled prisons to release Fatah detainees. The call came as most of Hamas's security installations were demolished by IAF planes.
Fatah representatives in the West Bank said that Hamas was holding more than 250 Fatah men in its various prisons throughout the Gaza Strip. They expressed fear that Hamas would use the detainees as human shields against the Israeli air strikes.
Hmmm....let me see. If I were a palestinian, who would I execute first for treason, the Hamas fascists or the PA fascists? Tough one.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend...
Fatah — just a minute. We have a few more days/weeks of cleaning up to do.
In the meantime, better shape up or you’re next...
You mean we’ll send the Pennsylvania National Guard in? (Ooops, wrong PA;)
You want to see some real fun?
Leak it to the Arab press that Fatah asked Israel to outs Hamas.
Oh what fun that would be on the street!
Evidently, it already is.
Thank God the murderous thugs will be ready to take over when the murderous thugs are ousted. Things are getting better and better every day in Palestine.
Who turn out to be your enemy in the end hehe
Hamas refused the passage of Fatah hajjis this year to Mecca, not a good move at all.
Whoa! I knew Ed Rendell was crazy, but this is over the top.
This is like saving the patient from botulism, only to serve up a meal with a nice fresh e.coli salad.
PA would not even fight for Gaza, so what would they do with it?
Because honestly, Fatah’s fighters were soft. They were used to throwing rocks and making protest signs, which is effective if your enemy is Israel and the battlefield is the international media—but when you are going up against hardcore thugs like Hamas, you need to be packing some firepower. Fatah didn’t have much.
Great! A whole new set of targets for the IDF. Same scumbags, (slightly) different wrapper.....
It is fun when Isreal helps out one faction of Palistine. Sweet.
Not suprising, because the Saudis KNOW who supports Hamas, IRAN.
Anyone who thinks they can do business with HAMAS has their head up their a$$. The ONLY way to deal with HAMAS is destroy them. Plain and simple. Israel needs to do a Berlin-style destruction on every structure in Gaza. Then, once the shooting stops, the knuckledraggers can concentrate on getting roofs over their heads and not launching rockets.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend...
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But both of my enemies dead is even better.
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