Indeed whole world (non-biased) very well knows who al fatah, who abbas and who dahlan is…However the more we read your article the more we get so happy to see such honorable and dignified authors and columnists like Khaled and Norman Finkisltein.

Sincerely

which world do you live in ? you have not heard of the PA arresting , killing , and going after the resistance like never before in the westbank , cooperating with the Israeli intelligence. Have you nt seen pictures of Dahlan and Abbas kissing and hugging the zionists . they can still give a firm professionl handshake like European leaders , without looking ridiculous hugging thekillers of Palestinian children daily .

the PA was for god sake was training its thugs to put an end to the Haniyeh gov with the full consent of Dayton (thank god Hamas was fully awake) the PA does not believe in Democracy otherwise they would not have planned a coup against those who won the elections (but their plan backfired )
Abbas the Idiot is a total US stooge , and that s why America and the zionists Love him. can You imagine them hugging Khaled Mishaal ? i dont think they would approve of him, because he seems smart , he makes sense when he talks and he really cares about the right of the Palestinian people . f

Yes Fatah has corruption issues, and it had some points to score against Hamas after the incidents in Gaza. Yes the PA arrests some people. But it is not in bed with Israel & Bush as you are eluding to.

You protest why does the PA continue its talks with Israel despite the breeches by Israel in both the West Bank and Gaza. Well, what else can they do ? Do you really think that discontinuing the talks does the Palestinians any favor ? The Arab states are detached from this, and the America’s alliance is with Israel. The Palestinians are left alone. What can the PA do except continue to have talks with Israel ?! If you provide me with one other valid solution, i would be really appreciative.

Of course what is happening in Gaza is horrifying, and goes against all meanings of human respect and human value. But what other options do the Palestinians really have ? People want to live, eat, learn, work ..etc. Israel is pretty much in control of every aspect of life both the West Bank and Gaza. So the PA’s only viable option is to continue talks with Israel regardless of the unfavorable situation and the current Bush-Olmert combo.

The only thing that i wish Hamas and Fatah would do is settle their stupid disagreements, and unify the Palestinian front and ease the situation in Gaza. The Palestinian-Palestinian bloodshed was disgraceful, and many human lives went in vain. Both parties have their problems, but the Palestinian in-fighting was absolutely horrible.