Is it wise to take sides with Fatah? (The McLaughlin Group)

[Hoseinsharif]

Yes! that's good news.

But now Blair's moving around in the region & that's always a bad sign. I mean the man has made enough trouble for everybody in middle east already.

[Hoseinsharif]

Don't get me wrong! I'm not saying Zuckerman's a good fella! I'm not for civil war in Palestine either. all I'm saying is (1) Fatah's an organization with a weak unreliable leadership & (2) Palestinian people elected Hamas as a Government, Not the government Abbas has appointed. US & Israel are consciously trying to ignore this simple fact & that will complicate everything in the long run.

[Hoseinsharif]

There's a big difference between "Not wanting" & "Not being able" to do something. It's not like Fatah didn't want to hit back. They wanted & they did. They fought back Hamas for a week or so. but their leaders had run away from the scene earlier & were unable to command their force, so they lost.