The Empire 110

Net als in Irak is de Verenigde Staten druk doende een burgeroorlog in Palestina te veroorzaken, met steun van bondgenoten Israel en het corrupte Egyptische regime.

'With Israeli Approval, Egypt Sends Arms to Abbas's Fatah Movement.

JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 -- With Israel's blessing, Egypt has delivered a large shipment of arms to forces loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli officials said Thursday, in the latest Israeli attempt to boost the embattled leader in his conflict with the radical Hamas organization.

Israel has been trying to reinforce Abbas's standing among
his people. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Abbas
is a partner for negotiations -- unlike Hamas, which
rejects the existence of Israel and refuses to renounce violence. Hamas took over the Palestinian government after winning parliamentary elections last January.

Nabil Abu Rdeneh, a spokesman for Abbas, issued a
statement denying any arms deal. At midday Thursday,
however, witnesses saw a truck belonging to the national security force carrying what appeared to be sealed boxes of weapons. The force is allied with Abbas's Fatah organization.

When the truck attempted to make a quick detour, a box
fell to the ground, scattering automatic weapons on the
road, the witnesses said. Security officers quickly got
out of the truck and collected the guns.

Amos Gilad, a senior Israeli Defense Ministry official,
told Israel Radio that the military assistance was
rendered to reinforce the "forces of peace" against the
"forces of darkness" threatening the region, a reference
to Islamic extremists. There has been a week-long hiatus
in violence between Fatah and Hamas, but Palestinians say
it could resume at any time.

Israel approved the transfer of 2,000 automatic rifles,
20,000 ammunition clips and 2 million bullets on
Wednesday, Israeli officials said, speaking on condition
of anonymity because the shipment had not been officially confirmed by Israel, the Palestinians or Egypt.

Ahmed Youssef, a political adviser to Prime Minister
Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, said Egyptian officials had
assured him that no arms were sent. He accused Israel of spreading false rumors about an arms shipment in "an attempt to increase tensions among the Palestinians."

Seventeen people have died this month in factional
fighting, which included an attempt to assassinate
Haniyeh.

On Thursday, the prime minister left Gaza to resume a trip
to Persian Gulf states that had been cut short by the
violence, which has since subsided. He was headed first to Saudi Arabia, then to Kuwait, Qatar and Jordan, where he and Abbas have been invited by King Abdullah for talks.

About 5,000 Hamas militiamen, some on foot, others in
jeeps, lined the roads as Haniyeh traveled from his base
in Gaza City to the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Haniyeh's convoy came under fire at Rafah on Dec. 14 when he came back from his suspended trip, and the heavy security was a clear indication that concerns about his safety remained high.

Meanwhile, one of the Palestinian militant groups holding
an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas-linked radicals in
June said progress has been made toward a prisoner
exchange.

Abu Mujahed, a spokesman for the Popular Resistance
Committees, said Egyptian mediators are trying to finalize
a deal.

Also Thursday, Olmert slightly softened his tone
concerning peace overtures from Syria, saying he is open
to "any murmur of peace" from Israel's enemies. Olmert
added: "If our enemies genuinely want peace, they will
find in us a fair partner, determined to establish
relations of peace, friendship and reciprocity."'

Even voor alle duidelijkheid: de VS levert dus wapens via Egypte en met steun van Israel aan dezelfde groepering die Israel in 2002 tesamen met hun voorman Yasser Arafat probeerde te vernietigen. Dit alles in de oude en beproefde taktiek van verdeel en heers. Deze terroristische politiek wordt door het Nederlandse kabinet stilzwijgend gesteund.