TURNING THE FURY INWARDS:

Palestinians rage against their leaders: Protesters trade gunfire with police (Dan Ephron, July 19, 2004, Boston Globe)

Palestinian demonstrators burned government offices and traded gunfire with security officers in the Gaza Strip yesterday on the third day of demonstrations against what the protesters see as corruption and cronyism in Yasser Arafat's administration.

The violence, which appeared to reflect the breakdown of law and order and a power struggle ahead of an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, spread from Gaza City south to Khan Yunis and Rafah, two of the Strip's poorest districts.

In the West Bank town of Ramallah, the resignation of Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei was scheduled to take effect today, turning his Cabinet into a caretaker government and deepening the political crisis.

So began the Third Intifada...

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 19, 2004 10:36 AM