Abbas Approved Hamas Independence Day Attack

Here is an interesting twist to Hamas' rocket attack and attempted kidnapping last Tuesday; Abbas approved the whole thing. This from WND;

A massive Hamas rocket attack earlier this week was coordinated directly with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and members of his Fatah party, according to Hamas sources speaking to WND.

In the first rocket attack it claimed responsibility for in five months, Hamas Tuesday fired 39 Qassam rockets and 79 mortars from the Gaza Strip aimed at nearby Jewish communities.

Last night, Israel's major television newscasts quoted Israeli security officials stating the Hamas attack was carried out with the approval of Abbas, other Fatah members and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror group, the declared military wing of Fatah.

In January, a spokesman for Olmert said the Al Aqsa Brigades members firing the missiles from Gaza are not affiliated with Fatah and don't take orders from Abbas. She said the militants are directed by the Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militia.

But in a WND interview following the spokeman's remarks, Brigades commander Abu Ahmed said his group, including the militants launching rockets, is loyal to Abbas and coordinates "resistance operations" with the Fatah party.

"The Al Aqsa Brigades is the military wing of the Fatah and the President Abu Mazen (Abbas) is the chairman of the movement," Abu Ahmed said. "We are committed to our leadership, to Abu Mazen. All our activity is in accordance with the political line of Fatah, which consists of fighting the occupation until the creation of a Palestinian state. The rocket-shooting is part of this vision."

This should be very disturbing news for some. Israeli PM Olmert has hinged what ever is left of his political career on the back of Abbas. Bi-weekly meetings, photo-ops and a $100 million incentives package are but a few of the goodies that Olmert affords Abbas. Why? As Olmert said this week, he doesn't want to "break the link with Abbas and the Pals". Taking into account that Abbas is approving operations intended to kidnap Israelis, it's unfathomable that Olmert wants any piece of Abbas. That's why Olmert's office has to deny the Fatah connection to the attack. Imagine, Fatah reps themselves brag of kidnap attempts and Olmert keeps on supporting them. If this is the modus operandi of Fatah, then as Giuliani said this week, "Hamas or Abbas, it makes no difference".

Condi Rice also has some explaining to do. Like Olmert, she has gone "all in" with Abbas. She won't meet Hamas reps, but any friend of Abbas is a friend of hers. Curious.

Abbas hasn't changed his spots. Author of a holocaust denial book, financier of the 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre and henchman to Yasir Arafat, Abbas continues his terrorist ways. Hamas, Fatah, as Rudy said, it's all the same. Too bad Ehud and Condi just don't get it.

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