Sunday, June 17, 2007

Goodbye - and Good Riddance?

What does this imply for the so-called "Palestinian nationalism"?

Israel's security establishment has prepared for the possibility that many Palestinians would arrive at Erez, and bolstered security arrangements at the crossing.

According to witnesses, a number of Palestinians arrived at the crossing carrying suitcases, and one woman waved goodbye and yelled, "Goodbye Gaza."


Tribalism?

(I wrote the above and then continued looking for material. Look what I found)

Ramallah residents Thursday dismissed the possibility of Hamas taking over the West Bank. In Gaza, "there are tribes and clans like in the Jahiliyyah [pre-Islam] era," said one, Qassem. "Here, in the West Bank, we're more civilized, educated. It's a different nation, not like in Gaza."

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