Gaza fighting: a “free service to the occupation”
PCHR: Gaza Drowns in Blood Because of the Conflict between Fatah and Hamas Movements
…According to information available to PCHR so far, 21 Palestinians have been killed and at least 150 others have been wounded in the past 72 hours….
Only towards the end of the clip does CNN try to address why the fighting is happening, and a mention is made of the US and Israeli-led economic boycott that’s been imposed on the Palestinian government since Hamas won elections a year ago. The Unity government is mentioned, but not the fact that the US was unhappy with the agreement, and insisted Abbas impose Fatah strongman Mahmoud Dahlan as his National Security Advisor, which was never in the unity government agreement. As Time Magazine’s Tony Karon explains, Condi Rice and Elliot Abrams are relying on Dahlan to take out the democratically elected Hamas.
CBS News:
A graphic at the beginning of the video identifies Hamas as being connected to Iran. What the clip doesn’t mention is Hamas turned to Iran reluctantly, because the West greeted their democratic victory by cutting off Palestinian aid.
A statement from Hamas in the West Bank urged an end to the fighting, calling it a “free gift to the occupation.” (Ma’an News Agency, June 12)
See also Kabobfest’s take on these events.
