Tripartite Chaos In Gaza

Fatah is fighting Hamas in Gaza, and Israel is helping. According to Ha'aretz, 7 Hamas "activists" (a word which inappropriately calls to mind the young Greenpeace people soliciting funds on Hamra Street) were killed by an IAF airstrike yesterday. If I was guiding Israeli policy, I would try to be a little more subtle about which side I was supporting.

If Fatah does come out on top of this latest conflagration, they are going to have to deal with the repercussions of being seen as the choice of Israel and the United States. And it is an open question how any Palestinian party with that judgement hanging over its head could possibly negotiate a lasting peace with Israel. It is almost enough to make one nostalgic for the days of Yasser Arafat. Almost.