By Andrew L. Jaffee

Just yesterday, the AP was trying to convince us that despite continued violence between Fatah and Hamas, these incidents “didn’t unravel the cease-fire, declared early Tuesday.” This hope of hopes for the beleaguered, downtrodden Palestinians, seen through the rose-colored glasses of political correctness, has melted into reality, as early today, “Clashes leave Gaza truce in ruins,” reports the Beeb. All the years of Palestinian dysfunction are coming home to roost: textbooks teaching Jew-hatred, dressing up babies like suicide bombers, running kindergartens to train children to become homicide bombers, rejoicing at the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., families taking money for their own children’s homicide bombings, and systemic corruption; what could the final result of all this chaos be except for the melt-down of Palestinian society? It is called “karma,” and it is inescapable. The true face of Palestine is showing (not glowing). The vicious terrorist groups are vying for power, and one cannot forget their utterly incompatible “ideologies” — Fatah is “secular,” having its origins as a Soviet-supported “socialist” group. Hamas is a Sunni Muslim group. We’re likely seeing the tip of the iceberg, an all-out civil war, such as the Arab/Muslim blood-feud now taking place in Iraq. Here’s what happened today in “Palestine:”

Hamas rockets have been pounding an area near the offices of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Gaza City.

Fatah-linked forces, who earlier stormed a university seen as a Hamas bastion, have laid siege to the interior ministry run by Hamas. …

Two Fatah members the Palestinian intelligence service were killed by Hamas gunmen early on Friday, Palestinian security and hospital sources said.

On Thursday, six people died when Hamas militants hijacked a convoy delivering supplies to the Fatah-allied security forces.

Three days ago the two factions agreed a ceasefire after 30 deaths this year.

There were reports throughout Thursday of skirmishes in various parts of the Gaza Strip and gunmen returning to the streets.

The people of Gaza City will be fearing that the possibility of civil war is edging closer all the time, the BBC’s Alan Johnston in Gaza says.

I’ve got to credit the BBC for being more realistic in its reporting — at least this time.