Skirmishes Spread to Second Palestinian Camp
June 4, 2007, 8:45 am |
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By Andrew L. Jaffee
…Many in Lebanon believed the army would be able to quickly crush Fatah Islam inside Nahr el-Bared, but after several days of fierce battles using artillery and tanks, the troops continued to face strong resistance. …
- AP, 6/4/2007
And just what were these “many in Lebanon” smoking? Syrian-sponsored Palestinian terrorist groups have been festering unchecked in Lebanon for years. In fact, “There is a longstanding convention that the army does not enter Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps, leaving security inside to militant groups.” Today, fighting between the Lebanese army and Palestinian terrorists spread to a second refugee camp, Ein el-Hilweh. Fighting at the Nahr al-Bared camp in northern Lebanon has been raging for several weeks.
As Lebanese and Palestinian Arabs kill each other, there has been little outcry from the world community. Thousands of civilians are fleeing the fighting. Refugees have been killed in the crossfire, and “some of the militants were using civilians as human shields.” No UN Security Council resolutions? No advocacy for the plight of Palestinian refugees living in ghettos in Lebanon? Proportionate?
Related: Palestinians, Lebanon, Terrorist Groups
June 4th, 2007 at 3:13 pm
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June 14th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
[…] For years we’ve heard calls for an independent Palestinian state, even though Palestinians have yet to prove they are ready for their own state. They sure have created a lot of terrorist chaos. They’ve been kicked out of Jordan, destroyed Lebanon, were kicked out of Kuwait, and have watched their leaders steal foreign aid money. Now we see them fighting a civil war and battling the Lebanese army, yet some still continue to call for the founding of “Palestine.” On what logical basis would such a state be established? With the current blood-feud raging between the Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah, the former taking control of Gaza, the later controlling the West Bank, will we start hearing calls for two independent (terrorist) states instead of one? This turf battle had been confined to Gaza, but is spreading to the West Bank, making it more likely that these territories will become two separate de facto states. A “two-state” solution? […]