Israel Matzav

Hamas and Fatah agree on something besides hating Israel

I'm sure you'll all be thrilled to hear that Hamas and Fatah have found something on which they can agree aside from hating Israel. The two terror organizations have each suppressed all attempts to show support for the Egyptian uprising in their territories.

Police in the Gaza Strip shut down a demonstration Monday in support of the uprising in Egypt.

Activists said six women and eight men were arrested at a park in Gaza City, where a few dozen demonstrators had gathered.

The women were released after a few hours. It was not immediately clear when the men were freed because they were separated, one of the protesters said.

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A day earlier, Palestinian Authority security forces shut down a demonstration in front of the Egyptian embassy in Ramallah, after calling in one of the organizers for questioning multiple times a day earlier.

Forces pushed demonstrators and a man who identified himself as a police commander said the demonstrators were in a "security area" and would have to disperse, they said.

The PA banned a similar demonstration in solidarity with the uprising in Tunisia last week.

Human Rights Watch urged the PA to stop its "arbitrary interference with peaceful demonstrations."

But just give the 'Palestinians' a state and they'll be ready to act democratically - just like Mubarak.

/sarc

Labels: Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, Hosni Mubarak, Middle East peace process

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:38 PM