The Wages Of Death

Two reports that happen to be right next to each other on Memeorandum right now, give a very interesting picture of the Gaza Strip and the chaos that rules there. First, a report from MEMRI translating some of the reports from the Palestinian media on the situation in Gaza:

"The situation in the Gaza Strip, and especially in the city of Gaza, is scary. Murders are committed by the dozen, using every [conceivable] weapon… The murder machine, fueled by every conceivable type of hatred, is hurtling in every direction, all the time, everywhere… in the mosques… in the schools… [There are] executions… Leaders are attacked, and their families humiliated… Children and innocent civilians are being murdered…" Talal Okal, columnist for the Palestinian Authority daily Al-Ayyam, May 17, 2007.

The current wave of violent Hamas-Fatah clashes is one of the most brutal the PA has known, especially considering that it broke out only a short while after the signing of the Mecca Agreement, which was supposed to put an end to the mutual fighting. The large number of casualties, and the fear that has taken hold of the Gaza streets, have sparked intense protest among Palestinians and Arabs, with harsh criticism directed towards both the PA and Hamas.

Some consequences of the clashes are public statements by residents calling on Israel to reenter the Gaza Strip, and concerns regarding the effect of the fighting on the international community's faith in the Palestinians' ability to establish a state, to honor agreements, and to maintain peace.

Among the solutions proposed in the Palestinian media were to launch a third intifada, this time against those responsible for the internal chaos, and to bring in Arab or international forces to keep the peace between the Fatah and Hamas.

Who is Responsible for the Clashes? - Mutual Accusations by Fatah and Hamas
Fatah and PLO spokesmen accused Hamas of staging a coup against the Palestinian Authority and of trying to renege on the Mecca Agreement. The PLO Executive Committee issued a statement saying: "What is happening in Gaza is an attempted coup against the legitimate security apparatuses, aimed at imposing by force the legitimacy of the armed militias, and especially the legitimacy of the Hamas militia [known as the] Executive Force." It should be noted that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pronounced the Executive Force illegal immediately after its establishment."

Get that? Some Palestinians are calling for the Israelis to come back in and save them. That should indicate how desperately bad the situation is right now. With each "ceasefire" there are even more deaths. But here's the kicker: they are complaining about what is happening there, while letting their children be indoctrinated into what is nothing more than a death cult - starting right from kindergarten. Watch this appalling video of a graduation ceremony and then ask yourself who, exactly, is to blame for the situation in Gaza.

Hint: it isn't the Israelis. And here's a message for Jimmy Carter: you won't have to make up your stories to support your pals much longer - according to the Palestinians themselves:

Senior PA official and Al-Ayyam columnist Ali Al-Khalili wrote: "We are not insane. There are nine million Palestinians, and we will not be swept up in the madness of several hundred suicidal extremists among us, who are [heading] for a great nakba, after which there will be no rehabilitation, no [Palestinian] people, no Palestinian cause, and not a single inch of Palestine left.

Sow the wind…..