‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear as Palestinian Authority battles militant groups
www.theguardian.com
PA seeking to prove it will be able to handle governing the Gaza Strip when the war there ends
  • etuomaala@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    7·
    3 days ago

    I thought in order for it to be a civil war, the Israelis would have to be fighting against other Israelis on their own land.

    • perestroika@lemm.eeEnglish
      63·
      3 days ago

      Hamas does not deserve winning.

      For a reality check, I recommend watching their stash of security camera videos where they torture fellow Palestinians, they were systematic about it. They have done it for long too, the first accusations were in 2012. The videos emerged when they lost control of Gaza.

      • In their rule of Gaza, Hamas used the methods of a dictatorship.
      • However, the PA is not a shining beacon of democracy - it’s an authoritarian regime.
      • On some years, something could have been said about Israel being a democracy, but their democracy has degraded - and being a democracy does not excuse war crimes.

      I hope a faction that is reasonable emerges out of the conflict and pushes the other factions aside without greater bloodshed.

      Given the context, my wish is not realistic… realistically, they will all lose, each in a different way.

  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
    1·
    4 days ago

    Just to make it clear, these are the guys Biden (and most Westerners advocating for “diplomacy”) want to rule Palestine.