Hamas Killing Fellow Palestinians For Being "Collaboraters"

Palestinian infighting has begun in Gaza as Hamas has started executing Fatah members for being "collaboraters." The Jerusalem Post reports that Fatah officials in Ramallah have told them that "Hamas militiamen had been assaulting many Fatah activists since the beginning of the operation last Saturday. They said at least 75 activists were shot in the legs while others had their hands broken. Wisam Abu Jalhoum, a Fatah activist from the Jabalya refugee camp, was shot in the legs by Hamas militiamen for allegedly expressing joy over the IDF air strikes on Hamas targets... Meanwhile, sources close to Hamas revealed over the weekend that the movement had 'executed' more than 35 Palestinians who were suspected of collaborating with Israel and were being held in various Hamas security installations... Justifying the latest crackdown on Fatah, a Hamas official in Gaza City said that his government had received information according to which Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas had instructed his loyalists in the Strip to start moving toward undermining Hamas. 'We will kill them all if they try to help Israel bring down our government,' the official said. 'We will hang Mahmoud Abbas and [former Fatah security chief] Muhammad Dahlan in the public square if they try to enter the Gaza Strip aboard Israeli tanks.' The Hamas official said that his security forces had launched a massive 'preemptive' campaign aimed at thwarting Fatah's attempts to 'spread anarchy and chaos.' He confirmed that many Fatah operatives had been shot in the legs over the past few days by Hamas 'to make sure that they don't help Israel.'"

Fahmi Za'arir, a Fatah spokesman in the West Bank, said it was "shameful" that Hamas was directing its weapons and energies against its own people instead of fighting against Israel. So much for Fatah "collaboration" with Israel.

The Palestinians do not even have peace amongst themselves, yet somehow Israel is supposed to be able to make peace with them. Explain that one to me.

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