May 18, 2007

The Voice Of The People

residents of gaza speaking about the latest round of clashes between fatah and hamas ...


Israel is trying to take advantage of this infighting. The international community must act and intervene, and stop the aggression, and end the brutal siege. They should ease the living conditions of Palestinians and improve the economy in Gaza so that the young guys who join the factions in order to be paid so that they can support their families get a better chance for an education and for a better future. The US should send medicines to the Palestinian people instead of sending arms to President Abbas so that he may defeat Hamas. The American administration's plot is unfolding; it aims to undermine the Unity Government at any price, even if it is going to lead to a civil war.
Nemer, 34

It's very sad to see Palestinians kill each. It is a shame. Both factions are fighting for authority and they do not care about the ordinary people. This chaos and lawlessness is due to the absence of law, and to enforce the law you need tools and money to pay the security men. Our life is paralyzed because of the siege and Israel is to blame for weakening the Palestinian Authority - Fatah - by bombing and shelling the security compounds and positions at the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada; this was Sharon's idea which indeed succeeded in making Hamas' power equal to that of Fatah so that both factions fight each other and struggle for power.
Um Mustafa, 48

These days are black days in our history. Blood has been shed by Palestinian hands who are fighting over authority and the Israelis are enjoying killing us collectively with their missiles; they are preparing for incursions. Their noisy crows [drones] are nesting in the skies of Gaza looking for prey; mourning tents and funerals are in every street of Gaza. Both factions are big headed; they must wake up and work for the interests of the Palestinians. Enough is enough! Palestinians must confront the Israeli enemy and the international community must also intervene to end the 40 years of occupation of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; we are being crushed by the internal feuding and the continued suffering because of the siege and collapsed economy; mothers have shed tears and the future of Gaza is still vague.
Radwan, 29

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