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I'm waiting for the condemnation

Joel Mowbray

But when Israel had attempted earlier this month to prevent terrorists from firing rockets into its sovereign territory, the international outrage machine ginned up. All but seven members of the United Nations' General Assembly voted to condemn Israel for its military incursion into Gaza.

Clashes Between Hamas and Fatah Escalate

In Gaza, the Presidential Guard, a security force made up of Fatah loyalists, stormed onto the Islamic University campus, where administrators, teachers and students mostly support Hamas. The Fatah fighters set fire to the library, the computer center and other buildings. Plumes of black smoke rose over the university, and the damage appeared to be significant, though the full extent was not immediately clear because of the intense fighting nearby.

“I tried to go to the university, but it was impossible due to all the shooting,” said Kamalen Shaath, the university’s president. “There were many places that were set on fire, but we don’t know exactly how bad it is.”

Fatah said the Presidential Guard raided the university because Hamas militants had been firing mortars from the grounds.

“There was shooting from the university, and it is a place for weapons storage,” said Maher Mikdad, a Fatah spokesman.

(Emphasis mine.)

Blogdigger tags: Hamas, Fatah, Mortars, Bias.