Saturday August 9, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

Remember the events of last week when internal tensions in Gaza forced Fatah members to bolt and seek refuge in Israel?
Remember that when some 30 of the Fatah members returned to Gaza they were immediately arrested by Hamas?
Remember that Israel then decided to let the remaining Fatah members stay and be relocated in the Palestinian Authority?

Well yesterday the London based Arabic newspaper Al Hayat reported that Israel interrogated all the Fatah members before relocating them.
Of course Israel interrogated them - only it is called a debriefing.

Israel got up to the minute details of Hamas' capabilities and arms - it was all part of the deal that saved the Fatah clan.
Israel did not simply allow members of Fatah to cross their border for humanitarian reasons, there were also important strategic and tactical benefits to helping the Fatah people.

Israel has been out of Gaza for three years now, Fatah has been officially out for a year, but some small groups remained behind as a stronghold.
This was the last of that group.
This was the last opportunity for reliable inside information about Hamas in Gaza.

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