Saturday, January 31, 2009
More Proof of Hamas Internal Strife
Foreign Confidential....
It's tactical, not strategic--both sides seek Israel's destruction--but nevertheless significant.
Today's report from Israel confirms our reporting on deepening devisions between exiled Hamas leaders in Syria and the terrorist organization's leadership and rank-and-file in Gaza.
Palestinian sources told the Egyptian daily newspaper Al Ahram that the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip sought to extend the six-month cease-fire that preceded Israel's military offensive last month and are furious with Hamas' Damascus-based political bureau chief Khaled Meshal's decision to end the truce, Israel Radio reported on Saturday.Continue here.
Iran is to blame, according to a China Confidential Middle East expert. He says Iran is bent on using its Palestinian proxy to sabotage peace talks and divert attention from the Islamist nation's nuclear program.
