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2007-01-09 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas warns 'putschist' Fatah: 'Those who play with fire will be burned'
Palestinian tensions in Gaza surged Monday as the ruling Hamas movement issued a warning to a strongman of the rival Fatah faction a day after his vitriolic attack on the Islamists at a huge rally. Hamas accused Mohammad Dahlan, a Fatah MP, of trying to bring down the government "on the orders of his boss [US Secretary of State] Condoleezza Rice," according to a statement released in Gaza. "We place the responsibility for each drop of Palestinian blood spilled personally on Dahlan along with his putschist movement," Hamas said. "We firmly warn against any attempts on Hamas leaders, members of its armed wing or its executive force. Those who play with fire will be burned."

On Sunday Dahlan launched a bitter tirade against Hamas during a mass rally in a Gaza City stadium attended by tens of thousands of Fatah supporters. He said the death of Mohammad Ghraib, a colonel in a Palestinian security force loyal to Fatah, "marks a turning point in our relations" with Hamas. Ghraib was killed Thursday during an assault by Hamas supporters on his house in Jabaliya in the north of the Gaza Strip.
Posted by Fred 2007-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "Why, we'll moidalize ya!"
Posted by mojo">mojo  2007-01-09 00:31||   2007-01-09 00:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Less talk, more action!
Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-09 02:05||   2007-01-09 02:05|| Front Page Top

#3 It's getting old, but I'll say it again anyway.

"C'mon...give 'em their own country"
Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan  2007-01-09 08:24||   2007-01-09 08:24|| Front Page Top

#4 "Putschist?" Sounds like Hamas has been reading waaay too much Mein Kampf. Pretty soon they will be talking about needing Israel for Lebensraum and Hamas having a drang nach Osten to seize control of the West Bank from Fatah.
Posted by Anonymoose 2007-01-09 08:29||   2007-01-09 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 A scene from the classic Palestinian film noir "When Putsch Comes to Shove":

"You ain't gonna putsch us around like dat, pally."

"You you callin' putschy, ya putsch-over?"

"You. You an' yer kid sister."

"Youse don't talk about my kid sister like dat. I'll make youse eat dem woids."

"You ain't got da guts."

BLAM! BLAM!
Posted by Mike 2007-01-09 10:26||   2007-01-09 10:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Those who play with fire will be burned.


Gee, is that an arab proverb?
Brilliant.
Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-01-09 12:35||   2007-01-09 12:35|| Front Page Top

#7 the soviets like the word "putschist" back in the day.
Posted by liberalhawk 2007-01-09 13:45||   2007-01-09 13:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Pass the popcorn.
Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-09 13:51||   2007-01-09 13:51|| Front Page Top

#9 The Jerusalem Post reported that Fatah has a 10 to 1 advantage in guns over Hamas. That could explain why Hamas backs off from fights.
Posted by Sneaze Shaiting3550 2007-01-09 14:45||   2007-01-09 14:45|| Front Page Top

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