Palestinians Probably Going about "Democratic State" Thing All Wrong - Letting in Terrorists Instead of Voters (Opps!)
The Palestinians are really doing a fantastic job laying the groundwork for a democratic state. Letting in terrorists with no skills at building things but plenty of skills in politics as murder is normally not conducive to a civil society, but maybe they've got a trick for making it work:
One of the founders of Hamas's armed wing, Izzaddin al- Kassam, on Sunday returned to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing. Palestinian security sources told The Jerusalem Post that Bashir Hammad, who fled the Gaza Strip in 1992, arrived at the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon. They said Hammad had been wanted by Israel since 1988. The sources said that at least 45 Hamas and Fatah fugitives have returned to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah terminal since it was handed over to the Palestinian Authority four months ago. Among those who returned to the Gaza Strip are Ahmed al-Milh and Fadel Zahar, brother of Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar.
Then again, now that it is official Palestinian policy not to punish terrorists who violently break Palestinian law, we're not sure that these power-hungry Hamas terrorists will see fit to allow for fair, free, and non-blowing-up-voting-stations elections:
Palestinian authorities Thursday released a militant held in connection with the kidnapping of a British family in Gaza, a day after his followers went on a rampage and smashed holes in a wall along the Egypt border. The Gaza-Egypt border crossing was calm, a day after two Egyptian troops were killed in the melee.
[Cross-posted at IsraPundit]
One of the founders of Hamas's armed wing, Izzaddin al- Kassam, on Sunday returned to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing. Palestinian security sources told The Jerusalem Post that Bashir Hammad, who fled the Gaza Strip in 1992, arrived at the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon. They said Hammad had been wanted by Israel since 1988. The sources said that at least 45 Hamas and Fatah fugitives have returned to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah terminal since it was handed over to the Palestinian Authority four months ago. Among those who returned to the Gaza Strip are Ahmed al-Milh and Fadel Zahar, brother of Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar.
Then again, now that it is official Palestinian policy not to punish terrorists who violently break Palestinian law, we're not sure that these power-hungry Hamas terrorists will see fit to allow for fair, free, and non-blowing-up-voting-stations elections:
Palestinian authorities Thursday released a militant held in connection with the kidnapping of a British family in Gaza, a day after his followers went on a rampage and smashed holes in a wall along the Egypt border. The Gaza-Egypt border crossing was calm, a day after two Egyptian troops were killed in the melee.
[Cross-posted at IsraPundit]
