Remember how Fatah said that the ambush and murder of two Israelis last week wasn't terrorism? Turns out, that was a bit of a fib:

The terrorists who gunned down two off-duty soldiers hiking near Hebron on Friday are both Palestinian Authority workers, and one of them is even a member of the official PA security forces, the Shin Bet (Israel Security Service) revealed Tuesday night. Since the attack on Friday, the PA has claimed that the murderers of David Rubin and Ahikam Amihai were unaffiliated terrorists. On Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reported that at least two of them were Fatah operatives... [They] surrendered on the day of the attack to the Palestinian security forces in Hebron out of fear that they would be caught by the IDF. They also handed over the soldiers' weapons. Dandis, a Fatah operative, worked as a clerk at the Sharia courts in the city, and Taha was a member of the PA National Security Force.... Defense officials were highly critical of the PA, which did not immediately report the terrorists' surrender to the IDF on Friday. Confirmation only came after the Shin Bet learned of the surrender and demanded that the PA hand over the slain soldiers' weapons. The weapons were transferred to Israel on Saturday.

No word on whether the terrorists' guns came from the billions in aid and weapons that the State Department condescendingly told Israel would of course be transfered "in a way that's monitored". Which is weird, because you'd think that they'd know these things since they're monitoring their security assistance so closely.

This is the second month in a row in which a Fatah soldier has murdered Israeli civilians. We should keep giving Fatah guns - it'll definitely moderate them.

References:
* PA: "Don't worry about murders, it was only Jew-hatred" [Elder]
* 'Hikers' killers were from Fatah' [JPost]
* Fatah: We're Going To Use Our New US And Russian-Supplied Weapons To Fight With Hamas Against Israel (Plus: Hamas Upgrades, Stockpiles Their Qassams) [MR]
* PA Police Getting More Than $5 Billion In New Aid To Use Against Israeli Civilians, Lose To Hamas [MR]
* PA Police Officers Rolling In Millions Of New US Aid, Murdering Israeli Civilians [MR]

Previously:
* Pro-Abbas Forces Unable To Stop Anti-Abbas Riots That Kill 1, Injure More Than 60
* PA To Get 25 Shiny Helicopter Busting APCs Next Week
* Rice Explicitly Sides With Palestinians On East J'lem, Lashes Out At Israel For "Prejudging"

Cross-posted to:
* Israpundit