Jihadi Du Jour

They also accused Abbas of conspiring with Israel to assassinate Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip.

This is humorous. Khalid Mashaal had put off killing Mahmoud Abbas because he was considered useful. Now Hamas is claiming that Abbas wants to kill Hamas' leadership. Don't you just love Middle East politics. Fatah loses in the Gaza Strip and flees to the West Bank. Hamas is attempting to agitate there and Abbas calls on the Fatah militia to turn in all their weapons. Then he attempts to ban Hamas in the West Bank while calling for early elections.

Hamas will not put up with this. Syria and Iran won't allow it. At some point Mashaal will give the word and the battle from Gaza will move to the West Bank. Abbas has proven that he doesn't have the knowledge to deal with a war so he will be forced to flee or die after watching his followers die. Hamas will not sit by idly while Mahmoud Abbas acts like he is in charge. The only thing that could prevent the West Bank from being taken over by Hamas is an invasion, by Israel, into the Gaza Strip. If Ehud Olmert truly believes that Mahmoud Abbas is a partner in peace then he needs to do everything he can to support him. This means putting Israeli soldier's lives on the line.

I don't believe Abbas is a legitimate peace partner. I don't think that 100 Hamas or Fatah lives are worth one Israeli soldier's life. But I do think that the decimation of Hamas and it's supporters in the Gaza Strip would be good for the region and for the world.

Crossposted at Gentile Warrior.