Fateh blames Israel for the escalating security chaos in the Gaza Strip

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Date: 13 / 06 / 2007 Time: 11:40

Bethlehem - Ma'an –

The Fateh movement on Wednesday accused Israel of propelling the Palestinians into the current state of security chaos.

Spokesperson for the movement in the West Bank, Dr. Jamal Nazzal, told the Italian Radiotelevisione Italiana, known as RAI, "Israel paved the way for the growth of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, by destroying the PA [Palestinian Authority] departments and security forces' buildings between 2000 and the election to power of Hamas."

Nazzal also accused Israel of "following a policy which allows Hamas to prevail and that will close the door for peace, the peace which both Hamas and Israel are scared of."

He urged the international community exert pressure on Israel to cease its "bloody" interference in Palestinian affairs.

"Israel has turned the situation on its head, by ignoring arms-smuggling into Gaza, which is aimed to weaken the PA, and combating the idea of peace," said Nazzal.

Nazzal also stated that "Israel has understood since the beginning that the best way to prevent the Palestinians from asserting control on the ground is to weaken the security bodies."

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