By Andrew L. Jaffee

Not only are the Palestinian terrorist groups Hamas and Fatah killing each other, and their own children, Fatah members are throwing shoes and cups at each other. I’d bet you that one has to check any weapons at the door when entering a Fatah meeting, just in case:

Hamas gunmen attacked bases of Fatah-allied troops with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades early Sunday, part of a four-day campaign by the Islamic militants to weaken the security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

In the West Bank, a strategy session by Fatah leaders ended in a shouting match, with some participants demanding Abbas’ party take a tougher stand against Hamas in the struggle for control of the Palestinian government, and others pushing to give a mediation effort by Saudi Arabia a chance. In one particularly angry exchange, participants threw an empty cup and a shoe at each other, witnesses said.