Selling Out

Senior Fatah officials in the Gaza Strip have asked Israel to allow them to receive large shipments of arms and ammunition from Arab countries, including Egypt.
The group says it needs the weapons to counter attacks by Hamas, which has an overwhelming advantage in the Gaza Strip.
Israel has not officially responded to the request, which includes dozens of armored cars, hundreds of armor-piercing RPG rockets, thousands of hand grenades and millions of rounds of ammunition for small caliber weapons.
In addition, Fatah is organizing yet another paramilitary force in the Gaza Strip, sources say.
In their talks with Israeli security officials, senior Fatah officials said the armored cars are necessary to protect them and their personnel, and to disperse hostile Hamas demonstrations.
Last year, Israel allowed Fatah to bring weapons into Gaza on a number of occasions. Those shipments, which included 2,500 rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition, came from Jordan and Egypt, and were transferred to the Gaza Strip in coordination with Israel.
Some of the recent requests were made during direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian security officials. Others were made through the American security coordinator in the area, General Keith Dayton.
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was quoted as saying during a closed meeting on Wednesday that he is "very frustrated by the fact that Israel is not permitting the transfer of arms and ammunition for his men."
"The legal organs of the Palestinian Authority have become weaker than the militias due to the lack of equipment," Abbas added.
comment: kind of makes you wonder about the weapons recently sent to lebanon
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speaking of selling out ..
Sari Nusseibeh, the president of Al Quds University in East Jerusalem has urged an end to an academic boycott of Israeli academic institutions. The boycott was initialized by Britain's Higher Education Union. Nusseibeh made the statement in a joint declaration with Menachem Magidor, the president of the Hebrew University in West Jerusalem, at the international gathering in London last week, of scholars debating human rights.
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