Good news: Islamist paradise founded in Gaza
posted at 2:58 pm on June 14, 2007 by Allahpundit
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Here’s what happens when occupation ends and Islamist zombies go head to head with weak, corrupt governments. Total collapse:
President Mahmoud Abbas will dissolve the Palestinian Authority’s government Thursday after fighting between rival parties Hamas and Fatah consumed the Gaza Strip and was expected to call for a state of emergency, sources close to Abbas confirmed to FOX News.
Abbas also intends to call for the deployment of a multinational force in Gaza and plans to appoint an independent politician to replace Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas as prime minister, the aides said.
The new UN chief is willing to “explore” the possibility of sending peacekeepers but a Hamas spokesman has already put the kibosh on it. Why shouldn’t he? They’ve taken control of most of the security institutions and are firing RPGs at Abbas’s presidential compound; they’re promising to publish documents they seized showing that Fatah has received assistance from the CIA and Israeli security (probably true), and Palestinian-style “justice” for Fatah loyalists is already under way. They’ll own the whole strip soon, at which point the money and weapons from Iran should start flowing in in earnest. Been a long time coming, too:
In a sign of how long they have prepared for the offensive, Hamas militants blew up a security headquarters in Khan Younis yesterday by placing explosives at the end of a 220-yard tunnel which would have required weeks or months to dig.
For much of the past year there have been repeated reports that Hamas was arming itself with weapons smuggled into the Gaza Strip through tunnels from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
The crowning achievement of their victory: the conversion of a Palestinian security center into a mosque.
Thus ends the “Middle East peace process” that was never much of a process and never much about peace. Hamas won’t negotiate, and even if it did, how do you form a Palestinian state out of two areas that are not only discontiguous but now ruled by two separate governments? Egypt has its own Islamist problem with the Muslim Brotherhood, too, so they have no incentive to legitimize Hamas any more than they already have. Meanwhile, this gives Iran three de facto borders now with Israel: Syria, southern Lebanon, and Hamastan.
Naturally, it’s all Israel’s fault.
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Good. They will be easier to bomb now that they have killed off the “government”. Now it is a terrorist state.
Get ready, get set, Go IDF!
Stormy70 on June 14, 2007 at 3:04 PM
I’m surprised the UN isn’t rushing to give Hamas money now.
bj1126 on June 14, 2007 at 3:04 PM
Now Israel can declare war on Palestine according to UN rules.
doriangrey on June 14, 2007 at 3:05 PM
It’s the end of the world as we know it…
and I don’t feel fine.
Viewtifulgare on June 14, 2007 at 3:06 PM
Is this where they start to rape the women and young boys, cut off hands and feet, remove eyes from the sockets in victory all in the name name of Allah the All Merciful?
Hening on June 14, 2007 at 3:06 PM
Islam means peace.
lorien1973 on June 14, 2007 at 3:07 PM
It will be interesting to see what Israel’s reaction is.
Maxx on June 14, 2007 at 3:07 PM
The legacy of Jimmy Carter.
mojojojo on June 14, 2007 at 3:08 PM
It look more likely at this point that Palestine will dissolve in the dust of Arabian strife. Whoever gets to pick up the pieces better get themselves reconized quickly by the UN, or the first time they sneeze towards Tel Aviv the IDF will decimate them. NTTAWWT!
Freelancer on June 14, 2007 at 3:10 PM
True True
Wade on June 14, 2007 at 3:13 PM
Local ABC station just did a ‘news break’ on it…….’Hamas gains control of Gaza’. Not a single word of the executions in the street.
Limerick on June 14, 2007 at 3:14 PM
Meanwhile, this gives Iran three de facto borders now with Israel: Syria, southern Lebanon, and Hamastan.
It’s going to be a long summer, AP. I wonder how well Israel can defend all three at once.
Krydor on June 14, 2007 at 3:16 PM
1967 baby 1967
Limerick on June 14, 2007 at 3:17 PM
Krydor on June 14, 2007 at 3:16 PM
There could well be mushrooms sprouting in Iran and Syria this summer, 20 mile tall mushrooms…..
doriangrey on June 14, 2007 at 3:19 PM
Does it seem like Iran is ramping things up in time for their nuke to come on the scene or am I just being a right wing lunatic (as usual)?
Here’s just another chance to watch how the UN is a club for eunuchs as Israel gets stuck fighting for their very existence while the rest of the world sits by and complains that they are fighting back.
Hening on June 14, 2007 at 3:19 PM
This is a real civil war, which goes unreported.
Yet, AQ in Iraq is called a civil war, which is not.
Iran is pulling Hamas strings.
Islamist zombies, religion of body part pieces.
Mohammad is beginning to look like Dark Prince of Pain, Angel of Suffering, Leviathan’s Lord of the Damned.
Kini on June 14, 2007 at 3:21 PM
Yesterday’s Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1181570268568&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Limerick on June 14, 2007 at 3:23 PM
Lets see, three borders = Target Rich Enviroment.
serenity on June 14, 2007 at 3:35 PM
The apartheid is over, at least in Gaza.
Jimmah Cartah must be so happy!
Kill for Allah, the Most Compassionate!
profitsbeard on June 14, 2007 at 3:38 PM
Lollipop factories everywhere
beware of the Blue Turbon
tomas on June 14, 2007 at 3:43 PM
A tenet of Islam is that if Muslims do not control government whenever and wherever they have the opportunity to seize it, then they are in a state of humiliation. However, they are not in such a condition when Muslim dictators or crazies rule over them. From an Islamic POV, therefore, Gaza is experiencing happy times. Let the Gazan Arabs be so joyous for the foreseeable future.
However, the UN has to play the spoilsport. Apparently, Mr. DeSoto reports that things are not so wonderful and it’s all the fault of President Bush and Israel. His report to the Secretary-General says that Gaza’s economic conditions result from an aid boycott orchestrated by the US (like the EU and others participate). Moreover, DeSoto and his staff of deranged anti-semites wrote that the present chaos in Gaza is a direct result of Israel’s decision to withdraw. Therefore, they blame Israel for occupying Gaza, then they blame Israel for withdrawing under UN directives. It isn’t just Mr. DeSoto who needs to be shown the door, but the entire corrupt secretariat because it cannot be reformed for the foreseeable future.
Ambassador Bolton had begun to force reforms when he corralled the countries which provide almost 90% of UN funding to push for UN reforms. Of course, most of the General Assembly consists of foreign aid sponges who voted these reforms down. The next step might have been a devastating (to the UN) financial boycott. However, this impetus died when Congress refused to confirm Bolton to a permanent position. With a Jackass Party administration likely after the 2008 elections, there is little likelihood that a Democratic Bolton equivalent would be appointed. Hence, the UN will remain corrupt and it will continue to support Hamas, Hizballah and other murderers.
chsw
chsw on June 14, 2007 at 3:45 PM
The UN has spotters for them. They have cut of aid programs because of the violence and moved all funds directly to Hamas to end the violence in Gaza and direct it where it belongs Israel…coughs.
tomas on June 14, 2007 at 3:47 PM
I’d rather hoped that Fatah would’ve made a better go of it before collapsing.
The main down-side I see to Hamas taking over the ’strip so easily is that the Palestinian-on-Palestinian slaughter might come to an end. There’s something cathartic to watching them shoot, blow up, and cold-bloodedly murder one another instead of “Zionists” whose “crimes” consisted of things like riding a bus, or eating pizza, or going to a disco.
Oh, well, there’s always the West Bank…
Spurius Ligustinus on June 14, 2007 at 3:52 PM
I think they are misunderstood, we need to sit down and talk with them. The years of U.S. intervention has caused this situation, and Israel has fueled it with it’s economic sanctions and rhetoric…so reads the U.N. report…or at least something like that will be said.
Pathetic creatures. Where are the WMD’s when you need them?
right2bright on June 14, 2007 at 3:58 PM
Allahpundit: “The new UN chief is willing to “explore” the possibility of sending peacekeepers but a Hamas spokesman has already put the kibosh on it.”
Why would anywhere that Islam, the religion of peace, rules need peacekeepers? That’s just crazy talk, AP!
And besides, wouldn’t those peacekeepers include infidel troops? What do they know about the true peace of Islam?
If you think that Palestine is doomed when it’s cut into two parts ruled by warring factions, I say let’s wait a while until the factions in those parts split into factions fighting each other and cut Palestine into three parts, or six parts, or a dozen parts. If there is anything you can count on in the Middle East, Arab Muslims can not share power and will eventually break into factions and turn on each other, each one trying to out-crazy the other.
Tantor on June 14, 2007 at 3:59 PM
I think we should send in the Dog.
tomas on June 14, 2007 at 4:01 PM
Next stop Egypt.
Limerick on June 14, 2007 at 4:19 PM
It’s the Canuck’s turn for an “Exit Question”.
As is known, the Palestinian Authority has observer status at the UN. This means that, although it isn’t a “member”, it has representation, and votes, on a number of UN organs. The question is: If (or when) Hamas wins, do they take over the PA “seat” at the UN? Will other UN members have to sit with them? Will the US have to give their representatives diplomatic visas so that they may go to New York and attend UN sessions? (I know it’s more than one question, but they all seem to just “flow”)
Curious about what y’all think.
Blaise on June 14, 2007 at 4:21 PM
The legacy of Mohammad and the Koran.
Mojave Mark on June 14, 2007 at 4:25 PM
We should let them kill each other. Then once there is a victory for one of othe sides, Israel should move in and pick off the remaining survivors.
Scorched_Earth on June 14, 2007 at 4:43 PM
I actually like these developments.
No one one in the West has any illusions that Hamas is a genocidal bunch, so no one will pressure Israel into any concessions to them.
This is a much better case than having a powerless partner such as Abbas, that with all his supposed good intentions, is not able to enforce any agreement that Israel is constantly being forced to sign with him.
Any strong military reaction Israel will be forced to take from now on will be better diplomatically supported.
Hamas will be further isolated (they won’t be able to use Fatah’s “positive” image as a cover), and so will Iran and Syria. Abbas’ Fatah, the pragmatists, can now be supported too, now that they are separated from Hamas. The west bank can be made into an exemplary area which will show Hamastanians that Fatah can get things done to improve Palestinian lives, while Hamas can’t.
AlexB on June 14, 2007 at 5:12 PM
We should send all the Muslim Palestinians to Syria and Jordan and let the Christians and Jews work together.
Tim Burton on June 14, 2007 at 5:18 PM
I’m sort of reminded of a post 9-11 Onion headline: Bush urges Osama to form a state, so we can invade it.
see-dubya on June 14, 2007 at 5:36 PM
Just heard there’s a renegade break-off faction of both joining together to fight everybody, called Fatass.
profitsbeard on June 14, 2007 at 6:01 PM
As far as I am concerned it is time for Isreali tactical nuclear weapons.
It is time for America and the World to let go of the reigns holding Isreal back. Isreal needs to stop these Islamic dung beatles from playing in that dirty sandbox over in the Mid East.
americaslaststand on June 14, 2007 at 6:03 PM
No, you don’t want tactical nukes, you actually want Israelis (Zionists) to be able to move in and fix the hell hole after all the SOBs are killed.
Tim Burton on June 14, 2007 at 6:32 PM
Tim Burton-
It’s called the neutron bomb.
No residual radiation.
“Cleans and disinfects, without the mess” as my old drill sgt. said.
profitsbeard on June 14, 2007 at 6:50 PM
You know, this may be a good thing. If Hamas controls Gaza, and Fatah has the West Bank, and they want nothing to do with each other, perhaps the notion of a Palestine that surrounds Israel is on its way out.
Pablo on June 14, 2007 at 7:06 PM
No. This is not good. It was bad before; this is worse. I agree with the above who stated that this is the end of the world as we have known it. No sense in trying to create a false bravado. Israel is now surrounded by it’s enemies who are openly funded and armed by the country who’s made no bones about it’s clear intention of exterminating it. We are locked in an idealogical and military struggle in Iraq with our Country completely divided in it’s loyalties and commitments. Dangerous times have truly arrived, but we’re still pretending that all things remain as before.
jatfla on June 14, 2007 at 9:28 PM
Now the fun begins, I hope the IDF invasion doesn’t conflict with the Red Sox World Series playoff. sox…armageddon…sox…armageddon
Alden Pyle on June 14, 2007 at 10:24 PM
TRE baby, TRE!
All Israel needs is a PM wth balls and competence - Bibi (Avigdor is too much even for me) - and they’re good to go.
libertarianuberalles on June 15, 2007 at 2:08 AM
I do agree, though, that it is a shame that Fatah lost so quickly. An 8 year war like Iraq-Iran would have been much better. Hopefully the West-Bank will occupy them both for years to come.
The best dead terrorist is one who dies in a red-on-red! The “sheikhs” have to get creative in their fatwas for killing other muslims as a holy duty! Much dissension in the ranks. If only we could get them to Marxist levels of splittism.
libertarianuberalles on June 15, 2007 at 2:12 AM
Fatah kills Hamas and Hamas kills Fatah.
So what’s the downside?
Teddy on June 15, 2007 at 2:15 AM