We have questions. Why would 150 PLO members rather be “tortured” in Israeli jails then stay in Gaza or Egypt? Does Hamas hunt and shoot Fatah terrorists like dogs? When they catch them alive, what does Hamas do to Fatah terrorists? Why, groom their mustaches, of course. Ed Morrissey comments on the Fatah gang’s close shave.
Steven Plaut discusses the “kill them like dogs” part, Fatah’s escape to Israeli jails and Haaretz’s dilemma.
Not a single day goes by without Haaretz filling its pages with tales of Israeli cruelty and un-nice-ness towards Arabs. Israel is a barbaric sadistic place, insists Haaretz. For years, it gave a full page over the weekend to anti-Semite Gideon Levy to bewail this or that injury to some Palestinian Arab, in some cases Arabs injured when their bombs went off prematurely. The entire world picks up the smears from Haaretz. After all, Haaretz likes to call itself the Israeli New York Times, and when it comes to bashing Israel it kind of is.
So what are the poor Jihadniks at Haaretz and at the NY Times to make of today’s front page story? It seems that the Hamas is tracking down the Fatah/PLO operatives in the Gaza Strip and shooting them down like dogs. No Miranda warnings, no trials. It is a bit like the night of long knives in which Hitler’s SS eliminated the SA Brownshirts. Hundreds of PLO members are seeking refuge outside Gaza. Not in Egypt, where people live on $200 a month. Not in Jordan where Palestinians get mowed down when they get out of line. Not in Syria. Not in Lebanon.
150 PLO members have run to the border fence with Israel and begged to be allowed to live in comfort and luxury in a nice warm Israeli prison. The exact same thing happened when King Hussein of Jordan was mowing down the Palestinians there in his “Black September.”
Better than facing the Hamas. And besides, they get three square meals a day there and nice DVDs.
So what about all those lurid media reports of torture and mistreatment of Arabs in Israeli prisons? The terrorists sure do not believe a word of them! This might make a good news media litmus test – do not believe media tales of mistreatment of people until the terrorists themselves believe them.
Related links
Jul 28, 2008 – Turkish Daily News: Fatah-Hamas tensions surge after Gaza bombings
Aug 2, 2008 – Associated Press: Fleeing Hamas, Fatah men enter Israel
Aug 3, 2008 – AFP: Hamas arrests Fatah men sent back to Gaza
Aug 4, 2008 – The Independent: Fatah militants forced back to Gaza to face Hamas after clashes
