Civil War at Any Moment

Mohammed Nazal a member of the Hamas leadership in Syria says that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is waging a war of elimination against Hamas. He also says that:

"They are not after moderating us - it is about wiping us out. It is a war of elimination," Nazal told The Associated Press. He spoke by telephone from another Arab country, but would not specify where.

Earlier, Fatah, Palestinian Authority officials said that Hamas had rejected the Qatari plan that calls for recognizing Israel and renouncing violence as a prerequisite for forming a unity government.

But Nazal said later that his group - the dominant faction in Palestinian politics - only asked for some changes to the Qatari proposal. He did not elaborate.

Meanwhile, the head of the PA's General Intelligence Force in the West Bank, Tawfik Tirawi, warned that the Palestinians were on the verge of civil war because of Hamas's policies.

"Civil war could break out at any moment," he said. "Hamas is storing large amounts of weapons and ammunition so they could use them against Fatah. Hamas is preparing for war against Fatah and President Mahmoud Abbas."

Self government among the Palestinians. Where the bullet is a recourse when the ballot gives results that are unpleasing.

Even Democrats in America are more civilized than that.