Oh, So The Al-Aqsa Terrorist Brigade Is Loyal To Abbas After All?

Well here’s a description of the Al-Aqsa Brigrades we haven’t seen in a while:

The escalating unrest followed Abbas’s call on Saturday for presidential and parliamentary elections, a dramatic move that is an attempt to end nine months of political impasse under Hamas’s Islamist-led government. Abbas’s 4,000-strong presidential guard, backed by members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militant group loyal to Abbas’s Fatah movement, took over the Hamas-run Agriculture and Transport ministries as they moved to secure a large swathe of central Gaza City around where Abbas has a home.

In fairness – and we certainly have our issues with Nidal al-Mughrabi – he’s usually pretty good about identifying the link between (moderate) Palestinian President Abbas and the (moderate) open terrorists that represent him. But we’re not sure that we’ve come across “loyal” in a long time – usually it’s much closer to the AP style “pro-Fatah” designation. But as the press rushes to assure the world that all Palestinians are loyal to Abbas’s (moderate) proposals, we might expect to see this word a little more often.

Indeed – all Palestinians are loyal to politicians who advocate peace with Israel. Except for the majority of them who voted last time around for the terrorists who rejected peace with Israel. They probably kind of disagree.

Previously: International Media: “But Saadat is a Grandfather!” Also, BBC Tells Demonstrable Lie About Past Kidnappings, Makes Up Conspiracy Theory, and Says “Foreigners mostly live harmoniously among the Palestinian population”, European Media Bias – Really?, Here’s the Thing About the Anti-Israel Media: They Lie – Hezbollah Hides Among Civilians Edition

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