Today's BBC story, see below, cuts both ways. If either side is seen as being allied with Israel then that side is history. On the other hand, Israel surely does not want Hamas (but then Fatah isn't exactly the boy scouts).
Israel allows in Gaza fugitives
Israel has allowed 180 members of a beleaguered clan loyal to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to enter its territory from the Gaza Strip.
The Fatah faction supporters ran to a border crossing after a day of bloody fighting with their bitter rivals Hamas, who control the territory.
An Israeli army spokesman said some had laid down their weapons as they approached the crossing.
The injured among them were sent to Israeli hospitals, he added.
Fatah and Hamas blamed each other for starting the fighting on Saturday, in which nine people were killed.
Reports say that the clashes broke out during a raid by Hamas on the stronghold of a local pro-Fatah clan.
Hamas had accused Fatah supporters of involvement in a bombing a week ago that killed five Hamas members and a young girl. Fatah denies this.
An Israeli border commander, Col Ron Ashrov, said the Fatah supporters were allowed in after a group including injured people and armed men ran up to the Nahal Oz crossing.
It was the bloodiest round of internal fighting in more than a year.
When Israeli soldiers went to open the fence, they came under heavy fire, presumably by Hamas, he said.
The Fatah supporters were hand-cuffed and stripped for security screening as they crossed into Israel.
Col Ashrov counted 22 injured among them.
Israel opened the border after both Egypt and President Abbas asked for the Fatah supporters to be allowed in.
The office of Israeli Defence Minister
Ehud Barak said Israel had agreed out of humanitarian motives.
Hamas fighters had tried to storm the family home of the Hilles clan in Gaza City on Saturday morning, using grenades and mortars, reports say.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7537434.stm>
5 comments:
She added that the decision was a "humanitarian gesture" by Israel
A little bit of hypocrisy.... Humanitarian?
The leftist retards who hate Israel must be scratching their heads right now.
Why would Fatah members flee to Israel? WHy not Egypt? Or Saudi Arabia? Or any other muslim country.
This is further proof that Israel is the last best hope for those palestinian terrorists.
It's almost comical how those "pussies" went to Israel instead of some muslim country.
Jonathon - hate to break it to you but Israel prefers Fatah to Hamas (even if Hamas was democratically elected).
Your lack of knowledge of the region and political climate just goes to underscore how stupid some on the right are.
Oddly Mossad supported Hamas early on - go figure.
"Jonathon - hate to break it to you but Israel prefers Fatah to Hamas (even if Hamas was democratically elected)."
Is Hamas was democratically elected, how the fuc* can you say that Fatah is preferred?
You are a left wing retard who has to quit pretending that he knows what the rest of the world is thinking.
Grow up idiot.
johanthon, do you really need a two by clue?
Hamas won the elections but are the more radical party when it comes to policies vis-a-vis Israel.
Israel refused to recognize that Hamas were the rightful representatives. Israel has use subterfuge and basically helped Fatah after those elections.
Israel, Canada and the U.S. refused to acknowledge their Hamas.
"Israel and many Western powers have struggled with how best to interact with a group that is at once labeled terrorist and, at the same time, is the legitimately elected leadership of the Palestinian National Authority."
Wish I could make it simpler for you....
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