Can anyone tell me in simple terms the recent history of the present troubles starting with say the elections last year?
2007-06-19 07:12:57 · 14 answers · asked by James M 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
www.history.com/gazzaworld/pretime
2007-06-19 07:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
simple version is that Fatah, labeled as a moderate group by the west, which has had power for quite some time is now being threatened by a group called Hamas. Hamas is labeled as a terrorist group by the west and has been considered a threat to the Palestinian state for a while. Very recently, Fatah and Hamas made a powersharing agreement in which they allowed both parties to have (i believe) equal government powers. Hamas, broke this deal after attempting to seize all of Gaza using force. Fatah, from what I understand, has very little military power now while Hamas controls most of the military. Fatah, a day or two ago has now kicked all Hamas members out of the "government." Hamas declared the action illegal. Since the West and Israel are backing Fatah, and Iran's government funding Hamas, it will be interesting to see whether Fatah can take back Gaza or if Hamas will keep control. The real people who are suffering are the one million+ Palestinians though who are now stocking up on supplies.
2007-06-19 07:27:26 · answer #2 · answered by khfanatic13 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A while back Palestine had "free" elections. Of the the candidates running for office, Hamas candidates got most of the vote. This was because they actually outlined their platform during the campaign.
Israel and the US did not want ot recognise the Hamas party due to it's prior military activities, and Palestinian funds for the new government held in European banks were frozen , thus preventing the Hamas government from paying their civil service employees, and forcing the Hamas politicians out of the government, to be replaced mainly by the Israeli favored Fatah party.
Many Palestinian people who had voted in the Hamas party, felt the Fatah run government to be a token or puppet government that favored Israeli interests ahead of Palestinian interests took up arms.
2007-06-19 07:37:21 · answer #3 · answered by Niklaus Pfirsig 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Gaza.......the bad boys kicked out the good boys they were supposed to be pals with.
West Bank......the good guys are still trying to be pals with the bad guys they were supposed to be pals with, and at the same time trying to help all the poor sods stuck in the middle wondering what the hell is going on.
Israel, that little country/state so beloved to all Palestinians, is stuck in the middle and hasn't a clue what's happening but hoping to hell that the Iranians keep out of it.
At least Yasser Arafat had some control over the Palestinian extremists [ freedom fighters if you like], but now that he's gone the whole situation is volatile to put it mildly.
Interesting times ahead.
2007-06-19 07:28:09 · answer #4 · answered by Pit Bull 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Right, here goes.
The mob now in charge of the Gaza Strip are not being spoken to by anyone. Their fuel supply and food etc is slowly being used up and/or cut off.
The Gaza Mob are the bad guys. We no like them.
Meanwhile back in Palestine proper, otherwise known as the West Bank, the Israelis, UK, USA, EU etc are all talking to the guys now in charge there.
The guys in the West Bank are the good guys. We like them and are doing business as usual etc. They were not properly elected, but we don't care because they are easier to deal with and what's more they believe in the existence of the state of Israel.
So do we, so we're on a roll.
Good so far?
Problem comes in remembering names of parties involved.
I just think of the Gaza Strip as being in the hands of the wrong street gang, the bad guys, the Islamic fundamentalists etc.
The West Bank is in the hands of the good guys, the ones who are tuned in to the same frequency as the rest of us.
2007-06-19 07:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Because the roots of the problem go back much, much further.
In short, it's a millenia old tit-for-tat, with political leaders on both sides causing bloodshed in an attempt to look strong for their minions.
I know, I know, _your_ side is the righteous one. But whilst you're busy being all righteous people are dying.
2007-06-19 07:20:26 · answer #6 · answered by John Dee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are unlawful under worldwide regulation,and serve basically to complicate and inflame an already complicated and contaminated situation. in addition they look a breeding floor for the worst style of Zionist extremism like Kach and Kahane Chai. The removing of all the unlawful Jewish settlements is a cornerstone of a destiny in simple terms peace.
2016-11-06 22:49:22 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you're seeing is the islamofascist palestinians showing their true colors. If they can't kill israelis and americans then they'll kill each other. Proof that they're just a bunch of thugs that do not deserve the attention they're getting.
The jihadists can only play nice for so long and then they tend to blow their cover. Hamas is tired of Fatah telling them to cool it and take the long road to victory (which involves pretending to be nice and friendly with the rest of the world. They want jews, americans and all other non-muslims dead, they want one worldwide islamic government and they want it NOW.
2007-06-19 07:31:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The Hamas and Fatah are now at war with one another. The Palestinians are finally imploding.
2007-06-19 07:20:24 · answer #9 · answered by Doc 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
simple, isreal is trying to take whatever teany tiny of palestine is left by dividing them into 2 political groups and making them kill each other
2007-06-19 07:24:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Hamas s h i t on the wrong people and now they are getting it back. Kudos to Abbas.
2007-06-19 07:18:13 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋