October 26, 2006
DIAGNOSIS IS THE FIRST STEP:
Is violence Palestinian "disease"?-Hamas official (Nidal al-Mughrabi, 10/17/06, Reuters)
Ghazi Hamad, a member of Hamas who also acts as the spokesman for the Hamas-led government, said he was disturbed by growing factionalism in the Palestinian territories, including recent deadly clashes between rival political movements.Posted by Orrin Judd at October 26, 2006 2:07 PM"Has violence become a culture implanted in our bodies and our flesh?" he asked in the sharply worded article, published in the widely read Palestinian newspaper al-Ayyam.
"We have surrendered to it until it has become the master and is obeyed everywhere -- in the house, the neighbourhood, the family, the clan, the faction and the university."
It was the second time in recent months that Hamad, who is based in Gaza, had written an opinion piece in al-Ayyam critical of Palestinian in-fighting.
In August, he criticised Palestinian militant groups fighting Israel, saying they were not doing the cause of Palestinian independence any good by launching attacks at moments when it appeared progress was being made.
Correct me if I'm wrong but it's my belief that most of the military groups in Palestine don't want to see an independent state.
Posted by: Bartman at October 26, 2006 3:15 PMGaza is 5 miles long. There are supposedly 20 tunnels for smuggling weapons in, and each shipment is measured in tons (like the Karin A).
The Palestinians may not be addicted to violence, but they are certainly addicted to something. Nobody ever made a nation with just explosives.
Perhaps they should learn to eat them.
Posted by: jim hamlen at October 27, 2006 10:21 AMJim and wash them down with Saudi oil.
Posted by: erp at October 27, 2006 4:48 PM