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Palestinians Rally for Peace in Gaza

transmitter | 22.12.2006 14:31 | Anti-militarism | Palestine | World

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered outside the Parliament Building in Gaza to protest the ongoing violence and infighting, which was initiated after President Abbas called for new presidential and parliamentary elections.  http://www.imemc.org/content/view/23330/1/



The protest comes one day after two members of Fatah were shot and killed in a gun battle in Gaza. Reports today indicate another round of fighting between Hamas and a local group, in which one person was killed and another is reported to have been abducted.

But despite the sporadic violence, the shaky truce seems to be holding, as Palestinian citizens have poured onto the streets to protest the ongoing fighting.

As the war of words is replaced by armed clashes, each faction is now accusing the other of being beholden to foreign interests. During her recent visit to Ramallah, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pledged $20 million to build up armed forces that report to the Palestinian president directly. Days later, Reuters reported that the US was also giving $42 million to help support 'political alternatives to Hamas'.  http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L13614140.htm

Hamas leader Khaled Mash'al has recently accused "some Palestinian parties", which he did not name, of receiving weapons and training from the USA, and said he has evidence to support his claims. It is "not for resistance," he added, "but to be used against other Palestinian parties."  http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/1965607F-366A-45DE-97D9-D13E2DDEA40B.htm

The Economist reported on 4 November that the US is financing a "training camp" near the West Bank city of Jericho for new recruits for Abbas’s presidential guard, in order to expand it into a force possibly numbering tens of thousands that would be able to take on Hamas.

On the other hand, Iran, which supports Hamas, has pledged to give Palestinians $250 million in aid, some in direct funding for the government and another portion in agricultural subsidies and development.

Meanwhile, the killing, assassination and abduction of Palestinians by Israeli forces continue. See these recent reports from the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) and Palestine News Network (PNN):

Israeli Army attacks several West Bank areas and abducts 24 Palestinian men
 http://www.imemc.org/content/view/23327/1/

Israeli Air-force targets fighters in Gaza
 http://www.imemc.org/content/view/23308/1/

Israeli Army Assassinates Two More Palestinians in the West Bank
 http://www.imemc.org/content/view/23298/1/

Army abducts eight Palestinian men including three brothers from Hebron
 http://www.imemc.org/content/view/23273/1/

Palestinian killed by Israeli military fire near Salfit
 http://www.imemc.org/content/view/23206/1/

Human rights report: Israeli forces killed 9 Palestinians this week
 http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1266

Israeli policy of targeted assassinations on the rise this week
 http://english.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1261

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