Tuesday, July 5, 2005

RULE OF THE GUN IN ARAFATSTAN

Fatah Gunmen Raid Government Offices in Gaza to Demand Jobs (Reuters)
About 40 armed militants linked to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group stormed the Palestinian Legislative Council building in Rafah in Gaza on Saturday, demanding he recruit them into the Palestinian security forces.

See also Fatah Gunmen Go on Shooting Spree in West Bank Town - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post)
Despite the PA's claim that it has struck a deal with most of the fugitives, many disgruntled Fatah gunmen in the West Bank and Gaza Strip insist that they still haven't received money and jobs. In Tulkarm on Monday, 20 Fatah gunmen went on a shooting spree in the center of the city, accusing the PA leadership of failing to fulfill its promise to pay them salaries. "If they don't pay us, we will resume our armed attacks [against Israel]," said one of the gunmen.

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