Hamas Hatfield vs. Fatah McCoy

Hamas and Fatah are doing a Hatfield/McCoy version of conflict resolution in Gaza. I’m not sure who stepped on who’s camel’s toes first, but with that much hate pulsating in one area, sooner or later it was going to vent. The result is repeated pitched gun battles and talks of a “civil war.”

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas and Fatah gunmen battled each other across the Gaza Strip early Monday, attacking security compounds, knocking out an electrical transformer and kidnapping several local commanders in some of the most extensive factional fighting in recent weeks. Four people were killed and large parts of Gaza City were plunged into darkness. Saudi King Abdullah called the factional fighting a "shame" that has undermined the Palestinian cause. He urged both sides to join talks mediated by his country, Saudi Arabia's official news agency reported Sunday.

The best quote was this: "Our hearts bleed for what is happening in the land of our Palestinian brothers," he said. "This great atrocity with all its unjustified and weak reasons has stained the Palestinian's honorable national struggle."

I wonder if their hearts bleed as much as all those killed in Palestinian suicide bombings in Israel.

Wonder who’s going to pick up the tab for the knocked out transformer? Looks like more cries for “international aid” and more accusations of Israel leaving Palestinians in deplorable conditions.