Sunday June 25, 2006

I've Been Thinking:

Israeli prisons are a microcosm of Palestinian society.

A riot between Palestinians broke out in the Israeli prison Shata on Friday.
The fact that the riot broke out on a Friday is very significant.
Friday is the Muslim day of rest and even in prison religious Muslims hear an Imam sermonize and pray.
It was the Friday sermon that sparked the riot.

The Imam chose to deliver a scathing attack against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for going to Jordan and meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
It was Abbas supporters against affiliates of Islamic Jihad, all in an Israeli jail.

Muslim society is not united.
Muslim society is by no means a monolith.