Hamas legislators Thursday called for wholesale executions of security officers who are loyal to the rival Fatah faction and one lawmaker demanded that Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas stand trial. The legislators’ statement that “high treason…requires the death penalty” was a reaction to the Fatah crackdown on Hamas in Judea and Samaria.
The Palestinian civil war is about to kick it up a notch, it seems. However, as stated in the past, I honestly support Israel dealing with Hamas over Fatah. The reason: Hamas is straight-forward in its position on destroying Israel; they aren’t playing the “we can live in peace” game while at the same time engaging in terrorist activities. An honest enemy is much easier to deal with than a duplicitous one.
