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Mosby

(17,474 posts)
Thu Jul 6, 2023, 03:06 PM Jul 2023

Jenin residents blame Abbas, Hamas for IDF raid

Residents of the Jenin refugee camp are blaming the Palestinian Authority and Hamas for this week’s two-day Israeli military incursion, laying bare divisions within the Palestinian terrorist groups.

Significant numbers of Hamas operatives feel betrayed by their leaders in Gaza and have quit in anger. The aftermath also exposes a widening rift in the Strip between Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

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On Tuesday night, after Israeli forces withdrew from the camp, hundreds of residents came out and shouted slogans condemning Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as a “traitor.” Residents accused the P.A. of not preventing the raid and even cooperating with Israel. A P.A. police station near Jenin was set on fire.

Anger was also directed at Hamas for not coming to the camp’s aid. During the two days of fighting, Hamas prevented Gaza terrorist groups from firing rockets at Israel. At least one of the thwarted launches was being carried out by Islamic Jihad.

https://www.jns.org/israel-palestinianconflict/jenin/23/7/5/300352/

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Jenin residents blame Abbas, Hamas for IDF raid (Original Post) Mosby Jul 2023 OP
The region has been marked by a 5000 year cycle of violence. nycbos Jul 2023 #1
Israel sabbat hunter Jul 2023 #2

nycbos

(6,351 posts)
1. The region has been marked by a 5000 year cycle of violence.
Thu Jul 6, 2023, 03:18 PM
Jul 2023

For instance, Jerusalem has been: "destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Jerusalem

Israel and Palestine are just the new characters in a never-ending cycle.

Of course, there is the matter that both Jews and Muslims feel god gave them this land. When people hear God talking to them, they do horrible things to each other.

sabbat hunter

(6,893 posts)
2. Israel
Fri Jul 7, 2023, 04:40 PM
Jul 2023

needs to
1) annex all of the WB, and give everyone there Israeli citizenship, and all the rights that gives.
2) the preferred option, leave all of the WB, except for Jerusalem, unilaterally. Let the PA figure out the rest. Abbas is a highly corrupt official, who hasn't allowed elections since 2005-06. He, and Arafat before him, have stolen billions from the PA. Let Abbas figure out what to do with the WB. My guess is he will continue to steal money, and let the WB fester.

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