Deadly Feud in Gaza Follows an Old Script - Los Angeles Times: "Some of the militias in Gaza are essentially criminal gangs that have taken on the political coloration of their commander. Illicit activity such as smuggling is one of the very few vibrant economic sectors in Gaza these days, and any such enterprise traditionally takes place under the protection, or with the active collusion, of Fatah-linked security forces.
Keeping any kind of order in Gaza seems an almost impossible task, given the sheer amount of weaponry concentrated in the small, crowded territory. And calls for calm from Abbas and Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian Authority's Hamas prime minister, quickly gave way to relapses into retaliatory violence."
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