Palestinian rights group: Hamas targetting Fatah members in Gaza
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights revealed that Hamas summoned a total of 50 former members of Fatah security forces this week, and held one activist for over 15 days.
By The Associated Press Tags: Gaza Fatah Hamas Palestinian Authority West BankAn independent Palestinian rights group says the militant Hamas rulers in Gaza are targeting members of the rival Fatah group, questioning them and searching homes.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights said in its report on Thursday that Hamas summoned a total of 50 former members of Fatah security forces this week.
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Hamas security officials using batons to detain Fatah supporters during clashes in Gaza City on Sept. 7, 2007. |
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Another Fatah activist reported being held for 15 days, during which Hamas officers placed a plastic bag on his head during interrogation and subjected him to loud noises.
Hamas took over Gaza in 2007, leaving the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in charge in the West Bank.
Hamas says the charges are "false accusations" meant to disrupt reconciliation between the rival groups but notes that Hamas activists are still arrested by Fatah forces in the West Bank.
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is that arab extremists don't really want it - they much prefer status quo, where they can pose as great fighters for the cause, and they know very well that they have absolutely nothing to offer to the people when peace comes-there will be a need for people capable of building and growing, not ones who are good at nothing else apart from destruction, so palestinian people should really think hard about what kind of future they want for their children when the election day comes
Wake him up please !
this is old news since the 2006 palestinian elections
To go from throwing the in their underwear from six story buildings to their death to just "questioning" them and "searching their homes" is a fabulous leap forward. This whole business is Abbas capitulating to Hamas, so it can open its branch in the West Bank, and lauch eternal Jihad to Israel's soft underbelly. Let both Hamas and Fatah go to hell.
oh yea, I forgot this is arab against arab and that's ok. It is only when the Jews do something major like build houses that gets the criticism.
That's what Hamas calls "reconciliation"! Doing away with anybody else! Abbas, I hope you see your naive error now and dismiss your new friends immediately!
He's tired, he can't make up his mind, he's not a charismatic leader, and the whole Arab League is telling him eitzes all the time. He thinks it's easier to retire and let the Iran-trained thughs do the job of "extirpating the cancerous tumor (Israel) from the body of the Middle East". That's when Israel will have to defend herself, gloves-off.