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Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/palestinians-fear-civil-war-amid-growing-anarchy-685254
Palestinians Fear "Civil War" amid Growing Anarchy
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - In the past few days, four universities in the West Bank were shuttered due to violent clashes on campuses between students and rival clans. Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, near Jerusalem, closed after masked gunmen opened fire at cars of students and lecturers in connection with a dispute over a parking lot near the university. Bir Zeit University, north of Ramallah, closed following violent clashes between students belonging to rival Fatah-affiliated groups. On Tuesday, Hebron University and the Palestine Polytechnic University in Hebron closed after violent brawls between students of feuding clans. In addition, more than 20 houses, businesses and shops were set alight, especially in Hebron, where masked gunmen belong to the Ja'bari and Al-Awaiwi/Abu Eisheh clans have been engaged in street fighting over the past week. "Every night, dozens of gunmen exchange gunfire in various parts of Hebron," said Hebron businessman Haitham Rajabi. "There is no presence of the Palestinian security forces on the streets."