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MR Trivia: Is This Sarcasm - They're Never Going To Actually Blame the Palestinians, Are They? Edition

Honestly, we can't tell. We think it's serious:

Jordan Times too condemned the fighting and asked: "A coup? A countercoup? Who is overthrowing whom? Fatah and Hamas are now officially engaged in a civil war. The spoils of victory: the Gaza Strip, an impoverished, overcrowded, underdeveloped open-air prison, a sandbox, in which the boys with the most guns can show off to precisely no one. Who to blame, when there is so much blame to go around? Everyone's favourite punching bag, Washington, for its unwavering support of the jailor, Israel, must surely come first. No wait; let's start with the jailor. Israel has pursued a merciless strategy of murder and destruction and left Palestinians hopelessly mired in their own defeat and weakness."

Not like the Boston Globe didn't already run this argument a couple days ago. And honestly, Israel has been getting blamed for Palestinian in-fighting for at least half a year. It's OK - it's not like making excuses for Palestinian atrocities fuels further atrocities.

References:
* World view: June 15, 2007 [Gulf News]
* Boston Globe Blames Israel for Gaza Civil War While Praising Yasser Arafat [News Busters]
* Palestinian Non-Civil War Watch (Bonus: It's the Jews' Fault. Of Course It Is) [MR]
* Decades Of Internationally Sanctioned Vicious Resentment Have Turned Inward [MR]

Previously:
* Foreign Aid To Palestinians Has Increased By 10 Percent Since Hamas Election
* Hamas Celebrates Unity Government, Diplomatic Thaw With Brazen Terrorism Against Israelis
* The Guardian Celebrates, Excuses Palestinian Barbarism

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