THIS WEEK ON THE SOPRANOS

Fatah Gunman Hijacks Money Distribution to West Bank Palestinians - Amira Hass
A well-known Fatah figure affiliated with the al-Aqsa Brigade walked into a Nablus post office branch two weeks ago as the clerks were distributing the allowances of bereaved families, after months during which such payments had been frozen. Suddenly the Fatah figure, who was carrying a rifle, demanded that the clerk hand him the allowances of some 60 families in cash. He told people there that they could come to him and receive their money. How can Fatah reassert its authority over Palestinians in the territories if it cannot even protect the public from those who present themselves as Fatah men? (Ha'aretz)