(Jerusalem Post) Matthew Gutman- Palestinian psychologist Dr. Eyad Sarraj observed this week that Palestinian national identity is fast losing ground to tribal or gang identity in Gaza. Faith in traditional Palestinian father figures, like Yasser Arafat, has evaporated. IDF intelligence sources say that most Palestinian terrorist groups have been whittled down to unskilled, third-string terrorists. According to IDF sources, Israel has eliminated some 600 leading Hamas members. The intifada is now in its death throes and most of the Palestinian leadership acknowledges its failure.
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