 righthand says: Shehadeh, 45, was open to rival theological thought as he always carried a card with a Koranic verse on one side and a picture of the Virgin Mary and Jesus on the other. Yet it was mostly his crusading against corruption in the PA and Fatah as well as his support for locals that won Christian support. The reason he was popular was because he presented a symbol of those individuals who were engaging in resistance,' Awad said. 'People are seeing that Hizbollah has done what others have failed to do either by military operations or negotiations. If Fatah had been able to achieve real steps through negotiations, people would be following that [process] and be feeling more proud of it and more supportive of it,' ...Guardian 16/03/2008 ANALYSIS: Israel can expect an imminent end to the Gaza lull In practice, the lull ended last Wednesday, when Israeli forces killed five wanted Palestinians in the West Bank and Islamic Jihad responded by firing rockets at Sderot. But even though numerous rockets were fired on Thursday, Israel exercised restraint until Saturday. There were many reasons for this, including the weather, which made aerial operations difficult. But the bottom line is that the Israel Defense Forces and Islamic Jihad have resumed fighting. Hamas, in contrast, is thus far keepin... |
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