Abbas focused on the bloody factional fighting between his Fatah movement and the Islamic militant Hamas. The two parties have been governing in an uneasy coalition since March, but another round of gun battles erupted in May, killing dozens of Palestinians in Gaza.That's right, because all that internal fighting gets in the way of destroying Israel and undermining Israel's right to peacefully coexist in the region. He'd love to see the fighting between Hamas and Fatah stop, so all could concentrate on what really matters - attacking Israel.
"Regarding our internal situation, what concerns us all is the chaos, and more specifically, being on the verge of civil war," Abbas said.
He said he has spent hundreds of negotiating hours trying to halt the bloodshed, "realizing that the what is equal to or even worse than occupation is internal fighting."
UPDATE:
Major clashes between Fatah and Hamas at the Karni Crossing:
Hamas and Fatah forces fought a major gun battle on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip near the Karni commercial crossing, the most serious flare-up in factional fighting in two weeks.Eyewitnesses put the number of Hamas fighters involved at between 50 and 100.
An officer with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Presidential Guard said a "large number" of Hamas fighters attacked a key Presidential Guard position near the crossing, wounding at least one guard member.
The Presidential Guard officer said the Hamas fighters attempted to infiltrate the position but were pushed back by the Presidential Guard, a Fatah-dominated force which receives U.S. backing.
Hamas, which leads a Palestinian unity government with Abbas's Fatah faction, confirmed the nearly three-hour-long gun battle near Karni but said the Presidential Guard initiated the exchange.
Elsewhere, the terrorists in Gaza are increasingly targeting Internet cafes, many claiming that the cafes are spreading pornography and undermining family values.
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