If Hamas doesn’t meekly surrender power, which is unlikely, could this escalate beyond stopping the payment of salaries to Hamas clerks? Of course it could. Readers of my book The History of Jihad From Muhammad to ISIS will be aware that jihad is by no means limited to warfare against non-Muslims, although that is common enough; jihad warfare between rival Muslim groups, each claiming superior Islamic authenticity, is just as common.
“Abbas’s ultimatum to Hamas: ‘Four weeks to hand over Gaza,’” by Hadas Labrisch, Jerusalem Post, October 5, 2018:
In talks between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gave Hamas an ultimatum – give the PA full control of the Gaza Strip by the end of the month, or suffer the consequences, according to a statement made by an official in the PA presidency bureau to Kan news on Thursday night.
Hamas leadership and senior Palestinian Authority officials concluded a round of talks in Cairo with little results, Israeli media reported Thursday night.
Abbas is reportedly threatening cessation of all funds to the Strip if Hamas refuses.
“Abu Mazen [Mahmoud Abbas, President of the PA] is trying to deteriorate the situation in Gaza,” MK Yuval Steinitz commented on Army Radio.
Last week, Hamas official Mahmoud al-Zahar claimed that Abbas is planning on taking severe measures against the organization, such as stopping the transfer of salaries to Hamas clerks – a longtime issue and well known ultimatum card between the Palestinian leader and Hamas….
Robert Rossi says
Why are terrorists being paid salaries in the first place ? .
Guy Forester says
I am sure the recipients are “clerks” sitting in an air conditioned office using MS Office suite. They are typing wonderful letters and grant proposals for orphanages, schools, hospitals, water systems, and other ways to make life better for the people of the Gaza strip.
If anyone believes the above to be true, please reply to my post. I am selling some land situated right above an amazing oil and gas field that no one else knows about. Actually, it is full of gas, “natural” or otherwise. 🙂
jule says
There are so many violent Salafist and even Hamas in ‘West Bank’ (the phony name) that I hope it does not end up like 2 or 3 united fronts….just waiting fro Hezbollah/Iran/Qatar/Turkey….Thee is a complete impossibility of these people reaching sanity as long as they preach the Qur’an and anyone who does not know that, has just plain not read it. All Sunni type All Shia types would eventually have to turn out like Nagasaki/Hiroshima and WORSE..because they are worse. Its gone on so long that now its worse than Hitler. WHY ARE WE WAITING like we did with Hitler. How embarrassing that we should not act more on Iran/Turkey/Hezbollah/Islam in Africa/ Malaysia/Bangladesh and a few others all happening at the same time quickly. Have European countries, Canada, TAKE OVER FOR THEM until they get out of Islam & into sane living. Thats what a UN should be doing and enforcing Universal Human Rights. BUT DO NOT TRAIN their own Armies fools. We let this go on TOO long like real cowardly dummies and it will take drastics to fix it or all our Grandchildren’s grandchildren will suffer way way badly. START NOW. but not just a little and get the nuc plants first. (I used to work in an Emergency room and I know what happens if everyone doesn’t work together fast. Organize. Even let Flynn help plan behind the scenes. We have to think like we are fight Hitler again. Sad but true and we actually provoked Japan trying to take over the Pacific Sea Trade SO LET US NOT PULL ECONOMIC TRICKS PLEASE. This is a real life warning.
ninetyninepct says
They pay a pension to the families of those terrorists who die when attacking Israel. There is also some kind of award for attacks within Israel.
jule says
One reason is because they are all considered Soldiers of Islam/Allah. Every Muslim is part of the army, like it or not. If they act as a soldier, martyring themselves or killing an Enemy of Islam (any non Muslim and especially a Jew) they are paid like a soldier & honored like some Purple Heart recognition & given a soldiers funeral/celebration.
Beneath the Veil of Consciousness says
Great point. Sounds like they’re holding their own people hostage with the threat of jihad terror.
On another note. a friend of a friend recently passed through Toronto airport.
It turns out many of their TSA employees
are Muslim. Talk about the foxes watching the hen house! Thank you Justin Trudeau.
Maybe he could anonymously spend a year as an openly practicing Christian in Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. Maybe the nitwit would finally get a clue about where this is all headed.
jule says
Of course they hold their own hostage but pretend its honor to die ‘for Islam’ (the elite Warlords of a Caliphate) The whole Qur’an is just a warlord’s manual for conquest and control by fear and terror, even to their own. If they want to quit, they threatened with death. If they criticize they are punished PUBLICLY or killed or both. They terrorize their own. Fear Allah and fear the Keepers of Islam for an Empire. Help out and get an honor or back pat. Its unchangeable for every generation so is the ‘greatest of plans’ for a total Empire. Even if they do fight among themselves, its winner takes all.
Hugh Fitzgerald says
Hamas can then fire any PA men working in Gaza, to save money.. And if the PA ends payments to Gaza, the PA;s donors can in turn cut their donations to the Palestine Authority, to force it to renew those payments to Gaza. But neither Abbas nor Hamas can back down. And why should we Infidels think this is a bad thing?
jule says
Don’t forget Fatah, MB, all Salafists and to a lessor extent but STILL in the mix- Jordan, Saudi, Iran, Russia, Turkey
Kepha says
What’s Abbas going to do if Hamas blows him a Bronx Cheer and middle finger? Sic the Israelis on them?
jule says
Hamas may try to pretend to be humble and reorganize with all the really radical Salafists, plan something with Iran/Hezbolla/Qatar/Turkey and USA BETTER BE READY TO GO IN In Some BIG WAY. We diddle around because Multinationals want the money and people do not believe what Islam is. (we so needed China and Russia…can’t we cut some kind of deal?)
Buraq says
Abbas is reportedly threatening cessation of all funds to the Strip if Hamas refuses.
Well,well, well, looks like Abbas is learning the art of Trumpenomics!
Guy Forester says
This is really a battle between Sunni (KSA, Egypt, Turkey) and Shia (Iran) versions of jihad. As much as these two groups hate the US and Israel, they will kill each other at the drop of a hat to prove who is the real Muslim. It is really a battle to see who is in control of the jihad and who gets to be the caliph. Then, the battle continues to see who becomes the keeper and protector of the Islamic Holy places: Mecca, Medina, and of course, Jerusalem.
If things go bad and hot between the PA and Hamas, I would watch to see what Egypt does. If Egypt sends the Army into Gaza to get control “for the PA”, look for things between Israel and Egypt to sour.
Kepha says
Do the Shi’ites have someone in the lineage of ‘Ali for the job?
Guy Forester says
Don’t worry, if they cannot find a real one, they will invent one.
gravenimage says
+1
jule says
If these people can find a link to Abraham, they can find a link to anyone for anyone they want.
Guy Forester says
Or even mo’s camel!
Krishna says
Hamas is useless terror groups that fanatizes destroying israel which is obstacle to peace plan so let’s hope Gaza will be returned to fatah control
gravenimage says
Krishna, Fatah also seeks the utter destruction of Israel. It’s in their charter, the same as Hamas.
gravenimage says
Abbas gives Hamas an ultimatum: Give the PA full control of Gaza by the end of the month, or suffer the consequences
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Uh…didn’t Hamas drive Fatah out of Gaza in a bloody putsch soon after Israel pulled out of there? The survivors from Fatah then fled to Israel, complaining that Israel stopped to check them for weapons before letting them enter.
Guy Forester says
The border should have been sealed. The Fatah terrorists should have been told they can swim to Lebanon or Egypt for sanctuary. There is a lot of money sent to the PA for the so called refugees by stupid foreigners and that is what Hezbollah, Hamas, and the PA/Fatah and PLO all fight over. Fortunately, DJT has stopped the US money flow.
Israel should just completely seal all the borders, no more work permits, no water, no electricity, nothing. Tell the PA and Hamas to figure it out for themselves, they have plenty of money from the UN and idiot NGO’s.
The problem is, even real humanitarian aid like food and medicine goes to so called freedom fighters, the rest of the people get nothing. I suspect that if not for Palestinians that work in places like Saudi Arabia sending remittances home, the people in there would be even worse off than they are now.
George says
Robert,
Call me cold but a civil war among Paslestinians might be poetic justice. If only we could give them the impetus and logistical assistence required to make thus happen without risking Israel..
Mama says
Hamas, PA. They are all the same shit. Seeking to destroy Israel and push all the Jews into the sea.
jule says
And they pretend Israel (Judaism) is an enemy to them.
gravenimage says
True.