(Jerusalem Post) Lamia Lahoud - Amid increasing tension in the Gaza Strip between Fatah and Hamas, Fatah members issued a leaflet Tuesday stating, "Hamas declared a war on the PLO and its leader Abu Amr (when Abdel Aziz Rantisi declared that Hamas has formed its own militia in Gaza)....There is no authority other than the Palestinian National Authority and no army other than the Palestinian security bodies; anyone who wants to challenge this, his end will be on our hands, never mind who he is." Many Fatah members are growing weary of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat's reluctance to take measures against Hamas gunmen who openly challenge the PA.
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